McLovin
Chicka chicka yeah
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join:2005-06-12
Fairbanks, AK
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Re: My own mini-ISP
I probably won't. I'm just tired of this dial up BS. I'm ready for something better.
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John Galt
Forward, March
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join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp | Post your lat/long...
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
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join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ | reply to McLovin
How about just starting as a co-op with a few of your closer neighbors? Start with cheap gear and carve that T1 cost up between 5-10 people... If you like the "work" of running a tiny ISP, then expand slowly... |
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Sweet Witch
Be the flame, not the moth.
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join:2003-07-15
Gallifrey
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How about just starting as a co-op with a few of your closer neighbors? Start with cheap gear and carve that T1 cost up between 5-10 people... If you like the "work" of running a tiny ISP, then expand slowly...
Not to mention once it's stable and there's good word of mouth the co-op can add more T1 lines with investors cash. Investors can agree, by neighborhood, if they want wireless or wired and the cost of running the wires.
At $500/mo per T1 line, that's only $50 per 10 people. Done in groups of 12 or 14, there's still some profit for the co-op. Doing it in small groups would also help in management
I think what I would do is put an ad in the local paper stating you're thinking of starting a co-op, some basic thought of the terms and plan a meeting for all those interested. If one person shows up, you've limited your expense to the ad. If most of the town shows up, you can begin a commitee to get to work on doing it legally and so you have no personal financial obligation if it goes wrong.
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