> > 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

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