jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | [Other] Charter so close I can hear the high speed Been trying to get charter in my neighborhood for four years. I have done everything to get them here. Site survey calls neighbor calls. Nothing. The closet tap is .5 miles away and for 50 k they will hook me up. I'm at wits end and really don't want to go to hughesnet. I currently have centurylink DSL at 512k. Yes that's a k.
Any ideas. Help |
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 BKayracPremium
join:2001-09-29
Madison, WI | Keep bugging charter unless you are willing to pay 50k.
Otherwise stick with your slow DSL, it'll be better than hughesnet. And you probably don't have caps currently, you will with hughesnet. |
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 CoolMan
join:2008-01-07
Tennessee
kudos:1
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·Suddenlink
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Option 1: Move where Charter is already serviceable
Option 2: Keep the CenturyLink DSL line
Option 3: Get a T-1 connection from CenturyLink (expensive but much less then 50k) or another telco in the area
Option 4: Switch to mobile broadband or satellite internet, although either one will have bandwidth caps much lower then the other options above. |
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or you could go find out when the cable contract is up and bug the local cable committee or whomever handles the contract renewals and bug them about it. |
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jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | reply to BKayrac
Yeah I will keep bugging charter. And century link. Bandwidth caps are not good |
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jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | reply to CoolMan
Option 1 yeah not likely. I would rather run a line myself the .6 miles away
Option 3. Tried that nothing but excuses from centurylink
Option 4. Broadband mobile is my backup now.
Getting neighbors to call in to charter. Maybe I can put up a wireless tower in the charter area |
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jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | reply to wildthing202
Yeah weekly calls might work better |
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Can you see any homes served by Charter? If so you could attempt to get a connection elsewhere and use wireless bridges to get it to your house. |
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kherrPremium
join:2000-09-04
Collinsville, IL | reply to jerryma5
For the $50k do you own the line and then can charge neighbors if they want to tap in ..... ?? |
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DSL is waaay better than satellite. your dsl prob doesnt go out when it rains or have stricter restrictions like satellite
Charter prob wont spend the 50K unless they have some kind of assurance they'll earn that 50K + more over a few years. Maybe talk to their corporate office about a long term contract where you agree to pay x amount for x years for their service |
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jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | reply to viper3431
No on close enough to do that unless I put up a tower. |
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jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | reply to kherr
I wish. I asked them the same thing. They said nope. Which I said was dumb. Just pay me back the 50 k when the rest of the development gets signed up till then I collect on every hook up |
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jerryma5
join:2009-06-24
Connellys Springs, NC | reply to lwhite68
I like the corporate angle. My buddy at charter said they could do this for less than 10 k and light up the development. Thanks for the idea |
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