Startup Brings Faster Speeds to Rural Southwest > Info on RuralNet

Info on RuralNet

Wonder what the biz speed SLA's are like, and what customer experiences have been so far...

As to the residential plans, they're typical for a small WiSP; they're actually on the high end for how much bandwidth they deliver at a given cost.

Wonder what technology they're using...or did I miss it in the article?

Looks like they are using routed IPs, non-public :/

But hey, they offer 1.5 Mbit internet at a comparable price to what the local WiSP charges for 1 Mbit, with less than 768k upload a lot of the time.

reply to fAcEtIOUs
Ok, well assuming they get 2000 clients on there 60 dollar service, they can squeak by I think and build a customer base. It might not be the most profitable companies, but then again Mom and Pop places usually never are. Then again, I think these guys will succeed with the right marketing and pricing. People in rural areas want more than dialup and as long as this service is reliable, I think we found a winner.

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reply to dvd536
You're also forgetting remote access of any type. I have a "static" (hah) IP with my current provider...which leads to a router config page on their end. Can't get into my own network to access files and such and troubleshoot my family's systems from 800+ miles away, and I was able to do it before when they had static IPs. Yea, it hurts.

The funny thing is, they did private IPs in an interim period, with their system assigning a different DHCP address to my router (bridged to their radio) than my outward-facing IP. And they had to open ports upon my request. But VNC, RDP and 8091 (modified router admin) were all open. Now, nuthin'. If I wanted to get something off of BT, I'd have to go elsewhere. Simply does not work anymore. Oh wait, I have dialup for that.

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But hey, at least they don't block VPN...they just practically kill it, with the concentrator pinging in at ~1400ms. I want to think it's network topology, but after I complained about high latency my ability to run a straight ping from my IP was revoked Now I have to do a traceroute.

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Meh, five nines is a dedicated connection; three nines is acceptable if they start giving you back an inordinate amount of money after that. Then again, WiSPs generally don't.