Dirk Daring
join:2000-08-03
Ashburn, VA
| Just do wireless
"It took us some 10 months to go through the negotiations, which means one needs to start with the phone company maybe a year in advance of when you really want to launch service," Oppedahl says. "Others might have better luck than us with their phone company, in which case maybe they would not face a yearlong delay."
Give me a break. 10 months? GUH. Get a T1, find a spot for an access point and do wireless.
Dirk |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02
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korym
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join:1999-12-23
Richmond, VA
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You beat me to it, Dirk!  
We must have been typing at the same time!
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oppedahl
join:2001-09-23
Dillon, CO
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said by Dirk Daring:
"It took us some 10 months to go through the negotiations, which means one needs to start with the phone company maybe a year in advance of when you really want to launch service," Oppedahl says. "Others might have better luck than us with their phone company, in which case maybe they would not face a yearlong delay."
Give me a break. 10 months? GUH. Get a T1, find a spot for an access point and do wireless.
Dirk
We have a T1, thank you. And it is easy for you to say "find a spot for an access point and do wireless", but three is no such spot, not in our neighborhood. Had there been such a spot, we would have considered doing wireless. But there are too many hills and too many trees. Not to mention, the 2.4 GHz spectrum is filling up. A system that worked on Monday might not work on Tuesday due to some new user who is using 2.4 Gig for something else. |
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RutDog
join:2001-08-11
Portland, OR
| reply to Karl Bode
3G is coming to your town soon
Wireless, yes, but not 802.11 of any flavor: 3G cellular is where its at for Dillon. SprintPCS is rolling out 144kbps service this summer, 288kbps in 2003, and 5Mbps by 2004.
You could approach SprintPCS about using your subdivision as a beta site for upgrades so you can get the faster services even quicker. Talk them into putting up one of those towers that look like trees to assure full coverage without spoiling the scenery. It would be great publicity for them, and more egg on Qwest's face.
I've posted previously about 3G and how I think the DSLR people are overlooking its potential here...
»Life on the 3G Express -- coming soon |
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ssynfallan
join:2001-07-24
Denver, CO | reply to oppedahl
Re: Just do wireless
Besides, it's gotta be a lot more fun to stick it to Qwest every once in a while. I'm sure we've all long been sick of the telephone companies pushing us around (with their fully automatics... It's just a Deer Dance after all). |
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RutDog
join:2001-08-11
Portland, OR
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Re: 3G is coming to your town soon
said by RutDog:
I've posted previously about 3G and how I think the DSLR people are overlooking its potential here...
»Life on the 3G Express -- coming soon
And I'm still being ignored!
I'm just curious, why is nobody very interested in 3G? |
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