Internet through DTV

[Greg Kedrovsky]

Would anyone have a friend that works either in sales or (better yet) as
a tech for DirecTV? I have a couple of questions that I can't get
answers to. 

I live in Costa Rica and will be moving to a new house here in a few
months. In my new location, there is no broadband access, only 19k
dial-up. The only Internet server provider here is the government
(socialism does not work, I don't care how much dope you smoked with
your philosophy professor). There will never be broadband access where
I'm moving (small suburb 5 minutes outside the capital city). That's
just how things work here.

I have "broadband" access where I'm at now: cable modumb at 128k down
and 32k up. Wow. Screaming speeds that impress the masses. 

I do, though, have DirecTV.  :-)  I bought it for my wife a few years
ago so that she could have NFL Sunday Ticket and keep up with her
favorite sport, and with the Chiefs. (Go Chiefs.) 

Right now my DTV access is through Mexico (service to all of Latin
America). What I would like to do is sign up for DirecTV in the States
(preferrable in KC to see if I can get local channels, too) and get
broadband access through DirecWay: 

  http://directv.direcway.com/

I don't know what speeds they offer, but I'm sure it would be a wee bit
better than 19k dial-up. 

My assumption is this: 
 1. I can sign up in the States using a permanent address in Cameron,
 MO, and then they give me the "decode card" to plug into my equipment.
 2. I redirect my dish to pick up DTV-USA instead of DTV-LA. Voilá. 

What I need to know, though, is this: 
 1. Will I need additional equipment for my DTV set up (I already own
 the dish and the black box)?
 2. Does DirecWay require additional equipment, or does it use the same
 stuff at DTV - dish and box?
 3. Can I get whatever kind of satellite coordinates I need to have a
 DTV representative here in Costa Rica realign my dish? (It's amazing
 what you can get done in the world with a smile and a $50.00 tip.) :-)

Because of the nature of my questions, DTV is reluctant to respond.
Let's just say for now it's "curiosity." I'm not really planning on
doing it. I just wanna know if it's possible. And, if it were possible,
what would one need to do to make it happen (hypothetically)?

If you wanna answer off list, that's fine. Or, if you wanna answer on
list and give me other alternatives to accessing the net via broadband
satellite, I'm all ears.  :-)

Thanks.

-Greg

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