"Chris" wrote in message
om...

Also, thought I'd mention this. Almost any static medium you're going to
use to trasfer your data, no matter how secure, is pretty much at the mercy
of good ol' mother nature, even moreso than land-side cable or telephone
line transmissions.

Satellite internet is stable while the satellites are in range, as I've
already mentioned, but interrupt that line-of-sight, and your connection is
going bye bye.

Atmospheric disturbances (like thunderstorms), smoke, fog, heavy rain, just
about anything in the proper concentration can interfere with the signal.
It's simple physics.

Getting enough clarity for basic text emails should be plenty of novelty.
Besides, the local internet kiosk is always just a runabout's ride away,
right?