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Posted by Steve KS on August 11, 2005 at 13:51:14 from (198.248.192.37):
In Reply to: OT Rural Broadband Access posted by Joe MD on August 11, 2005 at 13:27:46:
I don't know if your area offers it or not, but there is Fixed Wireless Internet. The way I understand it is that is runs on radio waves. There is a box set up either on a tower or a tall building that is hooked to some high speed connection and then they put up a small dish (about the size of a DirecTV dish) on your house or on a pole next to the house. You do need an unobstructed view of the tower though. Around here I think its good for a range of 10-15 miles, but it's pretty flat here! As for speed, I think it's about 256kbs. The uploading is somewhat slower than downloading though. Here's a link to our area provider, look for the stuff about Fixed Wireless.
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