Fast internet provider for rural area using older Mac

I have an iBook G4. Mac OSX10.5.8. I live in a rural area where there are no cell towers close by and dsl isn't an option. Which satellite internet provider would be most effective (fastest, most consistent with downloads) for my older Mac? I also have an Acer laptop, much newer. Would answer to question be the same for both laptops?

There are literally dozens of services on the Internet that provide ISP services comparisons. One, for example, is the Internet Provider Directory. I would suggest trying several to see if they concur for your particular area.

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Hmm, ok. In this case the Zyxel Prestige 861 would happen to be a VDSL modem. According to some specifications I've found on that modem, it does do VDSL, and it's max speed is 52Mbps/26Mbps assuming asymmentrical, or 25Mbps up and down for symmentrical service. So, it does seem as though you had an MDU install with the lesser VDSL option. Probably not by choice of Verizon though.
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Max

BADI_SD_SALES_ITEM is only provided for SAP Internal Use

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I am trying to implement this BADI_SD_SALES_ITEM but appears with the text 'BADI definition BADI_SD_SALES_ITEM is only provided for SAP internal use' . Can you tell me what should i change credit limit o Can you tell me how use this BADI_SD_SALES_ITEM ?
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I have stated every issue I’ve had so far in a fairly clear and concise way. I think if you read what I wrote, it all makes logical sense as to what is going on. Windows 7/8 would work just as well on a Mac if it was supported the same way the OS is for other OEMs.
As I stated earlier in the post, I’m having these same issues in windows 8, not just 8.1, which is the reason for the post. I know the difference between supported by drivers and not supported by the manufacturer. The fact that when Haswell mbp’s came out and no revision to bootcamp for the new hardware was released to fix issues with installing windows on the new hardware shows Apple clearly Is not supporting bootcamp as strongly as they advertise.
I am being realistic on Apple having drivers early. Anyone with an MSDN subscription can download the RELEASE version of windows months ahead of the actual release, I’m 100% sure if any average consumer can do that by paying $100 and saying they are a developer, apple can do it just as easily.
You aren’t much help, you haven’t answered really anything to my post, nor have you contributed any knowledge that wasn’t clearly posted above, so don’t say anything if you don’t have anything to contribute.
By the way, my rant is directed at apple, as you can see because I am saying “Apple, if you are going to…” because this is an Apple forum on Apple’s website. It is not directed to end users, clearly.

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I'm new to Mac, after many PCs. I have a new "all in one" I use Hughesnet gen 4 for Internet. I can't use my Mac help menu...I get message that it is not available. I took it back to store and no problem with help menu. I was told by Apple Genius bar that

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Can't really help with your Internet issues, but I can put you on the path to leaning more about Macs.
If you're a former Windows user, there many resources on Apple's web site to get yourself familiar with how Macs and OS X work.
Here ard a few areas to spend time with
http://www.apple.com/support/macbasics/
http://www.apple.com/support/imac/intel/
http://support.apple.com/videos/
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/
http://www.apple.com/support/osx/
For the video tutorials, in the video search box, just type in OS X. You'll get a list of OS X video tutorials to watch as you learn to use your iMac.
Start with the Anatomy of a Mac video first, Then the Finder Basics video second. After you have watched and put to use these two videos, you can watch any other OS X video you want in any order.
Here is a free eBook download of David Pogue's OS X Snow Leopard The Missing Manual here. While OS X 10.7 LIon and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion work a bit differently than OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, there are many things that still apply.
http://it-ebooks.info/book/337/
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Fast internet provider for rural area using older Mac

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