DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
The Lou
 ·Charter Pipeline
|  He certainly is proud of himself!
And rightly so. From visits to the BB photo forum, you can see his total enthusium for networking/equipment. It is good to see someone D.I.Y. and Oxygen is showing what time, studying, and effort can result in. Keep it up!
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martissimo
join:2001-12-01
Las Vegas, NV
clubs: | it's quite a cool project, definitely something to be proud of |
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scott2ya
Iphone junkie
Premium
join:2002-03-07
Missouri | Now to be assimilated
Now you have to open your network to allow any joe shmoe isp access to your network... Just in case one of your neighbors wants to get aol... ha ha...
that would be funny |
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ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
 ·Internet Nebraska
| said by packetman:
Now you have to open your network to allow any joe shmoe isp access to your network... Just in case one of your neighbors wants to get aol... ha ha...
that would be funny
Actually that is a good thing to bring up. If I decided to become an ISP, would I have to open my lines to competition? Or do I not fall under that restriction simply because I would have so few customers?
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martissimo
join:2001-12-01
Las Vegas, NV
clubs: | that only applies to providers over phone lines to this point doesn't it? |
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Crisis Management Squad
Premium,VIP
join:2002-02-08
Houston, TX
clubs:
| Personal Experiences
I've managed to have several private conversations with Oxygen, and let me tell you all that he is a great guy. He knows what he is doing, and will surely be very successful with his ISP.
Good luck with the ISP, Oxygen. I hope your service is liked by many!
oWn3d
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illtww
join:2002-04-17
Central, SC | That is Pimp
I am thiking about making a 1 mile Omni Directional Wireless network. Wish Me luck!
This guy is the MAN!!
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cbcalhoun
Premium
join:2000-09-04
Heath, OH | Good Luck Oxy!
Best of luck Oxygen! Were here for you if you need us, of course you know that already!  You made it to the mainpage! Nice Job! |
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Ry
Premium
join:2001-03-26
New Jersey
| Great Job !
Like my signature says "When you want something done right... do it yourself !". You should be proud of yourself . Congratulations on making the front page also 
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imtim83
You All Deserve The Economic Meltdown
Premium
join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA
| Sure wish i could do that here in Louisiana but i am sure its too expersive. Cox.net is not that good at here plus its nothing as good as OOL. It is pretty amazing how easy it is becoming to create your own high speed internet isp.
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI | reply to ArchAngel21x
Re: Now to be assimilated
You dont own any lines. Your neighbors lines are their own. at least in this case that is how it is. |
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livininarizona
Premium
join:2001-08-05
Merced, CA
clubs: 
| Wow.....you go.
I wish I lived in your neighborhood along with the rest of the people here on DSLR. Congrats on making it to the News forum, and I'll bet with 12 subscribers lined up, you will really be in the money, considering you had that 100Mbps line with nobody else, if you build it, they will subscribe, and they did! 75ft? Wow, and I thought Pacbell's 17k feet poicy was harsh Cat5? Sounds good. Good luck, and I might just have to move to Middlesex drive, hehe 
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peteman3
join:2002-02-10
Lynn Haven, FL
| reply to martissimo
Re: He certainly is proud of himself!
Everything was fine until I got to this part of the article:
Q: What is the average cost to you?
A: I prefer not to discuss prices, sorry.
Let's get real here, price was my biggest curiosity in this article and he prefers not to discuss it. |
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SO What
@pacbell.n | So...
it's not that big of a deal. |
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ | reply to removed
Re: Personal Experiences
I don't get it... He works for Optimum but is running his own ISP at home? Weird. |
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Subaru
1-3-2-4
Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | Hey
F*** off So WHAT I would love to see you try something like this.
PS Good Luck Oxy!! |
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g0nepostal
I Am The One Her Mom Warned Her About
join:2001-03-23
Concord, CA
clubs:
·DSL EXTREME
·Astound Broadband
 ·magicjack.com
| I have a way of extending his service area
He could set up a wireless network, but instead of using omnidirectional antennas he could build cheapie Pringles can antennas and mount then on the customers' roofs!
Seriously! If he wants to service his neighborhood, he can use a WAP/router box connected to one of the Ethernet ports, then use the 192.168.1.0 network the box will use to serve up customers with it.
Set up one omnidirectional high-gain antenna on his roof directly connected to the WAP, and then for each client use a Orinoco wireless NIC connected to a Pringles can antenna aimed directly at his house.
It's fairly inexpensive and a good way to build up the customer base without having to dig.
Way to go, Oxygen. It's a kickass setup.
gp
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jekler
join:2000-11-23
Cincinnati, OH
clubs:
| Not Informative Enough
As much as I'd like to believe setting up your own neighborhood network is going to be a growing trend, there are quite a few hurdles to overcome.
I really don't think this 'trend' will have much momentum, few people would be inspired to do it until the internet actually has something to offer. The holy grail of broadband has yet to be discovered, some killer application that makes life unbearable without broadband. Whether it's Voice Over IP or Video Over Data Lines, currently there just aren't enough benefits of broadband to motivate this kind of thing. The internet is too scattered.
Best of luck to anyone pursuing a 'build your own ISP' project.
Jekler |
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scomps
join:2001-06-05
Utica, NY
| Killer app? VoIP? good lord. I'm on broadband (Roadrunner in upstate NY) and extremely happy with it. The reasons I'm not considering anything else is mainly because I'm a geek; it's what I do. *HOWEVER* each and every day I thank my lucky stars that I've got broadband merely because it's getting more and more difficult to do anything online because of all the junk and marketting. All this great "compelling content" and "user experience" is sucking down more bandwidth than any of us can imagine. Maybe if we all didn't look for that "killer app" and started looking back to what brought us to the internet in the first place broadband would be better for each and every one of us because our entire neighborhood wouldn't be downloading that stupid bugsplat/wiper blade animation on weather.com or look a a picture of that screwed up X10 camera every 8.2 seconds and my personal favorite the online casinos.
Compelling enough for ya? Killer App? The only killer app needed now is a way to inject an infinitesimal amount of common sense into the businesses that feel they "make up" the internet and therefore will "compel us" to look at their junk.
--My opinions are my own.. make me an offer.
-SComps |
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sstteer
@optonline.net
| If you want to do it yourself check this out
This looks like a really cool solution, a little pricey, but if you had a bunch of people go in on it, its way more robust that your basic wireless networks:
»www.wbs.nokia.com/solution/index.html
Its around $6000 for the head end, and 8 access points.. But again its a mesh technology.. Check it out.
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