"The Starband service offers 500 Kbps downstream (from the Internet to the PC) and 150 Kbps upstream according to spokeswoman Sandy Colony. Colony said Radio Shack is packaging the Starband service with new Compaq computers for $59.95, but does not offer upgrade products for PCs. The service is also being sold as part of a package by resellers of Echostar's (DISH) satellite TV service, the Dish Network."
keep your dialup....let someone else "experiment" with it...mho