> > Here in Canada there is a similar service starting at > CAD$40 /month :-) > > > > http://www.expressvu.ca > > > > You need to also subcribe to Bell Expressvu TV (Satellite dish). > > OMG, goto http://www.expressvu.ca/en/aboutdirecpc.html .. that looks > horrible. Using a modem to send the requests out, and the dish to > receieve the content. > > This just has proprietary-windows-software written all over > it. I would > assume the European Beam Internet would be the exact same setup.
There is something similar in the UK, although it's £10 a month. I can't remember the name of the company though. It was a 2Mbps down with a modem uplink. Not bad for unmetered downloads I suppose, but useless for anything else. Andy