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Posted by Tramway Guy on August 11, 2005 at 15:06:37 from (64.19.75.43):
In Reply to: OT Rural Broadband Access posted by Joe MD on August 11, 2005 at 13:27:46:
As 'Steve KS'mentions, there is "Wireless DSL" available in some areas, but you need 'line-of-sight' to a POP [Point Of Presence]furnished by a provider. We used it in a city for three years for a business that needed unlimited use and a static IP address, but DSL was not yet available and alternatives had a 'fair-use' policy which allowed the provider to shut you off if you hogged too much bandwidth. The equipment was fairly inexpensive and worked OK, but not super high-speed. It was usually about 150-200 kb/s average. The frequency was on the 2.4 Ghz band. There are higher frequencies around now. Yes, check around with local ISP's and ask. They might have it. The only alternative is DirecWay [or perhaps Starband], which is bi-directional now (no phone line required), and works well for the people that I know have it. But it has to be considered the least desirable behind 1) DSL, 2) Wireless, 3) Cable
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