iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
 ·Comcast
 ·Qwest.net
 ·magicjack.com
 ·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| Sounds about right...
Small-lot semi-rural areas might have a few relatively fast WiSPs available to them. But once you get out into the sticks even more, bandwidth becomes expensive and you take what you can get. Heck, even a few dozen miles from San Antonio you've got providers who charge $40+ for a connection that isn't even termable as broadband.
Think duopolies are lousy for competition? With WiSPs no competition means cleaner spectrum, which is a good thing, but also a total non-incentive to upgrade service, which is bad. If you can get EvDO coverage Millenicom is an option, albeit at $60 per month plus equipment costs. However there are places where 3G isn't available, in which case you're rather hosed. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
·VOIPo
1 edit | They are right, not that many have a REAL broadband.
By real I mean NOT WB/hughes ect. Wireless helps a LOT I have wireless, but it costs $55 a month for 512k-down and 128k-up, I understand that they are using T1 so it will cost more than DSL/cable, but if I had access to DSL I would get it, it(DSL access) stops LESS than 1 mile from my house. Dont get me wrong wireless rocks it can handle VOIP, but not every one can afford it, but I feel really sorry for those who ONLY have access to dial-up or sat. I know it costs to lay cables ect for DSL or cable, but I really wish they would give a crap about us, they WOULD make a probably profit, just not as big of one as they would like. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Or have the wireless providers upgrade their backhauls and backhaul to cheaper bandwidth, then at the last mile use WiMAX. Getting cheaper every day. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
·PenTeleData
·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| My rural area
My ruralish area has broadband cable.
From what I heard quite a few of the farmers in the old days simply balked at the cost of running cable to their property. It could run as much as $14k for a line extension to your property. Of course many farmers told them to "take your gd dang cable and stick it where the sun dont shine" and they went with satellite instead (real CBand satellite, not the pizza dish crap).
Then when the cable company renewed the franchise agreement they wanted to raise rates $4 per customer to wire the whole town. Many others defected to satellite (pizza dish this time).
Then as time went on they ran more and more fiber deeper and deeper into the network, and now we have HD service and DOCSIS3. In fact it's so close I'm within walking distance to my local node.
But in the meantime the area got more and more populated where it's like the suburbs in some places. Still better than the rest of NJ but not as good (to me) as living in peace and quiet with space from people. |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state | reply to me1212
Re: They are right, not that many have a REAL broadband.
Ever considered about asking your DSL provider for your area to consider installing an AdrenaLine DSL booster on your line? That might be able to push DSL to you if said provider is willing to install one for you. |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
Premium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
·Cox HSI
·Speakeasy
| Which Farmers and What Counts
There's a lot of *small* farmers out there - particularly as the local and organic foods movement has grown.
I know that, in the case of the farmer that runs our CSA, while he has "broadband", it's satellite broadband. It's not exactly a high-performance connection option. Though, given prior definitions of "high-speed", I guess it sort of qualifies.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to Smith6612
Re: They are right, not that many have a REAL broadband.
Could you explane in detail what that is, if it would work I KNOw that I could get ATLEAST 4 of my nighbors to go with me and help pay for it, all of us agree that we want DSL. ANd would it be able to handle VoIP? |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Your phone company would have to use AdrenaLine. Four people might not be enough. As far as VoIP goes, DSL + AdrenaLine would be just as reliable as DSL without at shorter distances.
AdrenaLine + 1 mile might get you DSL. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | Well there would be atleast 10+ people who would get the DSL, so I could most likly get that many people. |
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AnonFarmer
@rr.com | Farm Census
I do not recall a question on the Farm Census that I fill out regarding broadband. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to me1212
Re: They are right, not that many have a REAL broadband.
Who's your telco? Bigger ones probably won't budge, smaller ones will. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | Embarq..... about 8 mi away is comcast. And I AMY be a little over a mile away from embarq. |
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zed260
join:2007-09-30
Cleveland, TN
·Charter Pipeline
| if you relly wanted to you could probably buy a t1 and share it among your neighbors (t1 costs around 550)if you and your frend split the costs among you it would be around 55 dollors per month
this would likely create some competation
as for getting dsl call embarq and tell them you have 10 ppl who want dsl in that area and see if they budge |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | What would the speeds be on the T1? |
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zed260
join:2007-09-30
Cleveland, TN | reply to zed260
well t1 speeds are 1500 kbs so around 150 kbps per user but since no one ever users there whole conntection 24/7 you could probably get around the same speed as what you get now maybe a bit faster
and would diffently be less latency |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK |  How much is Satellite? Or low speed Wireless?
IE: It's access but I wouldn't really call it broadband... |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to me1212
Re: They are right, not that many have a REAL broadband.
Embarq will probably do what you're askin,g if you call into the local office. They may only offer 768k DSL, but 768/384 for $44 is better than 512/128 for $55 right? |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
1 edit | That would be WAY better. Would they still do the dish bundle, I have dish?
And how is adrenaline pronuced? |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
·Comcast
·Qwest.net
·magicjack.com
·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to zed260
Not much less latency though. A well-run wireless network has very low latency increases vs. a straight T1.
Personally, since you're relatively close to Kansas City, you could set up a microwave link (Trango stuff is relatively cheap) then get service from Level3 or Cogent in town (Cogent would be dirt cheap) and pipe it out to your place. It'd be a good bit cheaper than a T1 over the long run, and faster. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to me1212
T1s are commercial circuits, no bundling with anything. If you want Dish TV, just buy it separately. |
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