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said by toby :First thing, ask the cable company.
My friend told me she asked the cableco and they told her $500, which is a figure I'd jump at. Unfortunately, I don't know anything more specific than that. When I made an inquiry with the cableco, I was told (by a call center CSR) my friend's place is a ½ mile away and they'd have someone call me back, which hasn't happened. I think I need to try to touch base with the cablco's local linemen / management in-person.
said by Brano :Second thing, read through this
Read that thread before posting this. I need to find picture examples and threads to show my friend. If anyone has pix of a Wi-Fi scenario and one of fiber being trenched (amateur rural residential), I'd appreciate it.
said by pb2k :The question is, how tall are those trees?
From the looks of it, tall enough to be a hassle. I have not been to the property yet.
said by keyboard5684 :Since they are on good terms with the property owner in between, just run fiber across the property to a box across the street from the subdivison. Everyone is quick to suggest wireless because it is easier, but fiber is considerably more reliable with a ton of other advantages.
I don't know if my friend could support a Wi-Fi setup if there were problems in the future / down the road. Fiber looks like a pain in the ass to install, but I think I may have found a path that's already a quarter clear (horizontal red line) if you look at the second pic in this post. The thin red line is the boundaries of her property.
said by pb2k :If you want to trench anything, rent a ditch witch. I'd also go SM fiber
Her cousin builds houses, so he may be able to help with the ditch. She also has 30 year olds on the payroll, so they could be the grunt help theoretically. Since I'm clueless with regards to fiber, can you link me (URL) please to the appropriate fiber spool. Do you have to protect the fiber with an additional jacket barrier? I read you need to use sand because of rock movement.
said by CylonRed :Yea - they aren't going to do it for one house. Even if it was a group of houses it would be in the 5 figures at least. And that would be for a straight shot from the street to a house and no trees in the way.
I'm hoping she understands this.
said by Hard Harry :I think the most poignant question would be what price point you're reaching for. Also, what are her needs? High bandwidth? Any VPN's where latency might cause problems?
She hasn't mentioned a budget, but I have a feeling she would spend a few thousand to make something happen. Her needs businesswise are fairly simple - email, web, and basic uploading. I do know that I got her hooked on Roku a few years back, so streaming is where we'd get into trouble. Because she has two young men at her place that like to download, this is another bandwidth concern. Latency isn't an issue since she uses cell instead of VoIP, but I have no clue if the guys play games. I do think she'd go wacko with satellite broadband's high price and caps.
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