How I got broadband from a mile away

[M A V I C]

[quote Golfer][quote M A V I C]FWIW, you may want to keep this on the down-low with your 'hood. Most ISPs disallow this practice.
Why would they disallow this? He is not using/sharing his neighbor's connection. Sounds like has his own end-of-the-line connection which he is simply completing the connection to on his own.
Because in their agreement it states that they cannot redistribute the service or allow anyone outside of the house use it.

[Phy]

Wow, tuqqer, this is an impressive feat!

[tuqqer]

Hey, I like that:
Wifi Leader

A new toast for those trying to stay connected.

[vision63]

I mis-posted about the free wifi above. Too much meth.

[Dick Moore]

Anyone here have any experience trying to get the signals thru foliage? Esp. wet foliage, or do you just absolutely need a clear line of sight?

[tuqqer]

Give RadioLab a call, Dick. They may have a solution. Try to find out the distance you need before calling:

RadioLabs
3610 Pryor Ste # D
Fortuna CA 95540

RadioLabs is open 9 am - 5 pm PST Monday - Friday

Call us Toll Free: (877) 575-3700
Technical Support (707) 616-5377
Outside the US and Canada, Call us at: (707) 725-6332
Fax (707) 725-6633

[Fritz]

did you note that their gear set the "land speed" record last year?
200mw - 54km. yeow!

[davemchine]

I'm going to assume you researched satelite internet and and also cellular internet? Both are very inexpensive. What is the advantage of the setup you went with?

Dave

[Dick Moore]

davemchine, satellite certainly isn't inexpensive and it certainly isn't broadband. I have it and it's costing me a fortune and i would call it medium band at best. It's the only solution available to me at this time, so I endure......

[tuqqer]

I'm going to assume you researched satelite internet and and also cellular internet? Both are very inexpensive. What is the advantage of the setup you went with?

As Dick pointed out, satellite is not only pretty slow, it's downright painful to use. Truly, a strong dialup connection is more useful for most web surfing than satellite. The latency (pause between clicking a link.... and when it finally shows up) is enough to make one commit suicide.

Wireless EVDO cards for laptops are very cool. But they realistically only work for one Mac. We have 3 in our house, plus visitors who'd want to pick up a wireless signal through the house. Also, there's the speed issue: PCMCIA cards average 400 to 700 Kbps. As an addict to speed, that wouldn't make day much fun.

Last note: just found out that I can get an upgrade program from Comcast that allows over 8 mg download, 1 mg upload. They're willing to drop the price to $125 month, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to go for it.