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John Galt6
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John Galt6 to Jonathan1988

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Re: Any suggestions for my situation?

I'll agree with Hal that it's possible, provided his caution with regard to the pain aspect is heeded.

The problem is you live in BFE:

»goo.gl/maps/qb9hp

I looked for "downtown Frierson"...couldn't find it.

You need to be careful about the quotes for the T1 lines. Those are typically made by the 'sales' department with no knowledge of the physical telco plant, and by people who will tell you anything to get their commission. Sure, they 'can' provide service there because they know their -lines- go there. Now, whether or not there are enough -pairs- available to implement a T1 is a whole 'nother issue.

Here is how the process works...you place an order with Sales, who assures you they can do the job. Then the order goes to Engineering who conducts a buildability survey. They check to see it the existing physical plant has enough pairs to accommodate the order. They also check to see what the line condition is, how many amplifiers are required, and if any spare capacity exists at the currently installed plant. If there is no reserve capacity, they will provide an estimate of the costs associated with the buildout to provide you service at your specified location.

None of this happens quickly. They will promise one thing and (not) do another. In rural locations you can almost be guaranteed getting a quote that far exceeds the original $500 installation fee, because there isn't any spare existing capacity.

Something else to consider is moving the landing location of your T1 further towards its source and wirelessly backhauling to your service area. This has the upside of allowing you to service more clients along the way to your area.

Here is some essential reading that covers exactly the same thing that you are trying to do:

»www.wirelesscowboys.com/?p=24

This is essentially the story of the founding of the WISP industry, written by Matt Larsen:
quote:
Matt Larsen is one of the innovators in the wireless broadband industry and has been featured in the Washington Post and Wireless Tech Radio. Matt has also been a speaker at WISPCON, ISPCON, EC-Expo, FCC Wireless Broadband Access Task Force, The Broadband Expo, WISPA and the Tom Osborne Leadership Conference; received the 1999 Visionary Rising Star Award from the Scottsbluff/Gering Chamber of Commerce; received the WISP Consultant of the Year Award at the Spring 2004 WISPCON, received the WISPA Operator of the Year Award for 2010 and serves on the Board of Directors for WISPA, the Wireless Internet Service Provider Association.
There are many others of course, like Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 and Jack Unger by way of example, but Matt has done an particularly outstanding job of chronicling the individual level thinking on moving a project such as you describe forward. There is a lot to be learned (at no expense other than your time) from his posts.

There are other more recent posters who are working through this kind of thing and are just a bit ahead of where you want to be. Check this thread by TheHox:

»Planning my first backhaul for my new WISP

To recap (and not put you off your quest in any way), it is always possible to do something, whether or not is is realistically possible to do something is another matter. Just be ready and willing to accept the aforementioned pain.

TomS_
Git-r-done
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TomS_

MVM

said by John Galt6:

Something else to consider is moving the landing location of your T1 further towards its source and wirelessly backhauling to your service area.

And if you do this you might find that higher speed options become available at lower prices too. So if you do decide to backhaul in dont forget to check out what other options you have.

A T1 in this day and age with the vast array of rich media that exists wont go very far any more.