Internet access in rural areas
If you live in a rural area what is your ISP and what kind of service do you get?
I am about to bail out of suburbia and go live on 40+ acres and it looks like that the only options I will have are satellite, dial-up or T1. So if any of you have any experience getting good service "out there" would you please share your experience [:D]
I am about to bail out of suburbia and go live on 40+ acres and it looks like that the only options I will have are satellite, dial-up or T1. So if any of you have any experience getting good service "out there" would you please share your experience [:D]
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I am way way out in the woods. I have a dial up with Earthlink, it is very good, for a dial up.
I can get high speed on the dish with Directv, but I can't afford it just now.0 -
Get a T1 or other leased line, form a co-op with neighbors and distribute it via wireless with high-gain antennas....
That being said, I'm in somewhat rural area and have DSL. Neighbors to one side don't (different phone exchange).0 -
Yeah that's the thing -- dial-up is not an option for me -- that was one of conditions of my relocation and working remotely -- high-speed internet access. It looks like I might have to go with T1 at about $300/month... 0 -
sneaky im with you, high speed is a must, i used to only hace dial up, i could never ever ever ever ever ever ever go back. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by iwannausername
Get a T1 or other leased line, form a co-op with neighbors and distribute it via wireless with high-gain antennas....
Good point. Been thinking about something like that - get a T1 and put up a couple of wimax towers and resell the service or do a coop with neighbors. wimax towers aren't super expensive but still are worth a few grand plus equipment but if resold at reasonable prices could be a profitable business out there. It doesn't look that dsl/cable companies are in a rush to cable up rural users.0 -
Check around some one might already have a T1 set up,stay away from Hughes sat. they suck.Found out after a year a local has a T1 with radio trans he rents for about $20 a month but im in a tight valley and cant get the signal.Also im too far from the hub for DSL and cable is out because the signal in microwaved in one direction.Ask around at a local store and bar or resturant if they know anybody with a T1.Good luck! 0 -
Good point SG_Niner, thank you. 0 -
Your welcome[:D] 0 -
Oh by the way names Vasia! 0 -
My area is rural, but not rustic. I live on the outskirts of a very small town, population 1,596. Fortunately, there is a AT&T station, an unmanned concrete building, right in the middle of this little town. On account of that building being as close as it is, and on account of fiber optic phone cables, I get 11.0 mbps downloads from AT&T. Used to be SBC, same difference. 0 -
I'm pretty rural, but I get DSL.
Be aware, you can't get (I can't get) free fax service via DSL.
That pissed me off, when I found out - after my installation.
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check and see if there is cable TV. I live in a rural farming community, one zip code for the whole county, 4 traffic lights, no 7-11's- but the cable company went fiber optic, and offers high speed for $3 a month WITH cable service. my office is at the house, and I really need high speed for pictures. 0 -
Nunn if you consider a town of almost 1600 people small you need to move to a less populated state. 1600 is pretty fair sized, at least for this part of the country.
I live in a small town of 220 and have dsl. There are 20 DSL connections for the town and 12 of them are being used.0 -
I am rural and only had access to half-speed dial-up or Satellite.
I have had Wildblue for about a month and so far am quite happy with it.
About $50 a month but after adding dial-up and phone line it works out about even.0
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