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slowrockr · 01-12-2006, 01:47 PM

Ok here's the deal, where I live they don't have cable, nor does qwest offer DSL. All I can say is dial up sucks. I was lookin into wireless, my buddy suggested Digis networks. Seems ok at $25/month but $300 to set it up. I know most of you don't have to worry about this but I'm lookin for suggestions on wireless ISP's. Know any I might look into? There is only 2 in my phone book and they are higher $$ than Digis per month. Help I can't take this slow crap much longer.

bulletproofcustoms · 01-12-2006, 01:58 PM

I herd that Direct Tv offers a satalite broadband connection for people that live out in the boondox........

I also herd it's mad expensive here in central florida....

Try to search "Satalite Broadband" as your key words and see what you come up with then..

I also had Direct Tv as my cable provider for about 4 months then quickly switched back to coaxle..... it seems everytime there were clouds we lost the signal

Good Luck
Mike

K_B · 01-12-2006, 04:22 PM

I've been using wirless for almost 5 years now; used it when I worked for an ISP in Idaho when and my company I work for now uses it. It's always worked REALLY well in my experience.

But I also live and work in a more urban area. A local ISP here offers it for rural areas and they have nothing but problems. But in Alaska, there's lots of mountains and other crap to overcome. If you live in a relatively flat area, you should be more than happy with it.

ClearWire (http://www.clearwire.com) is a national ISP that's pushing wireless pretty hard around here.

I hear that DTV sucks. As far as I know, DTV uses the satellite to download, but upload goes over your phone line. This is old info, so maybe that's changed. But BPC is right. Weather will affect your signal pretty bad with satellite.

slowrockr · 01-12-2006, 07:17 PM

I have dish network for tv but thier internet service is $69/mo + $400 setup

RIPPER357 · 01-12-2006, 09:10 PM

I live in the same town as KB and have clearwire also, and it works great and have had no problems yet and for $40 month it's close to cable and DSL here.

cmsurfer · 01-13-2006, 06:29 AM

Have you looked into Verizon? I know Verizon offers wireless Internet.

As far as I know, you have to buy one of their wireless cards and then activate it like a cell phone.

Not sure on the prices though.

slowrockr · 01-13-2006, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmsurfer

Have you looked into Verizon? I know Verizon offers wireless Internet.

As far as I know, you have to buy one of their wireless cards and then activate it like a cell phone.

Not sure on the prices though.

I didn't think of that, I will give them a call.
Also I looked into clearwire, according to their site they don't offer service in CO. Maybe I should just move

01-12-2006, 01:47 PM	#1
slowrockr I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Under the 4444 Posts: 2,345	Wireless ISP ????'s Ok here's the deal, where I live they don't have cable, nor does qwest offer DSL. All I can say is dial up sucks. I was lookin into wireless, my buddy suggested Digis networks. Seems ok at $25/month but $300 to set it up. I know most of you don't have to worry about this but I'm lookin for suggestions on wireless ISP's. Know any I might look into? There is only 2 in my phone book and they are higher $$ than Digis per month. Help I can't take this slow crap much longer.

01-12-2006, 01:58 PM	#2
bulletproofcustoms Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boobslando, florida Posts: 323	I herd that Direct Tv offers a satalite broadband connection for people that live out in the boondox........ I also herd it's mad expensive here in central florida.... Try to search "Satalite Broadband" as your key words and see what you come up with then.. I also had Direct Tv as my cable provider for about 4 months then quickly switched back to coaxle..... it seems everytime there were clouds we lost the signal Good Luck Mike

01-12-2006, 04:22 PM	#3
K_B I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,048	I've been using wirless for almost 5 years now; used it when I worked for an ISP in Idaho when and my company I work for now uses it. It's always worked REALLY well in my experience. But I also live and work in a more urban area. A local ISP here offers it for rural areas and they have nothing but problems. But in Alaska, there's lots of mountains and other crap to overcome. If you live in a relatively flat area, you should be more than happy with it. ClearWire (http://www.clearwire.com) is a national ISP that's pushing wireless pretty hard around here. I hear that DTV sucks. As far as I know, DTV uses the satellite to download, but upload goes over your phone line. This is old info, so maybe that's changed. But BPC is right. Weather will affect your signal pretty bad with satellite.

01-12-2006, 07:17 PM	#4
slowrockr I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Under the 4444 Posts: 2,345	I have dish network for tv but thier internet service is $69/mo + $400 setup

01-12-2006, 09:10 PM	#5
RIPPER357 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 43	I live in the same town as KB and have clearwire also, and it works great and have had no problems yet and for $40 month it's close to cable and DSL here.

01-13-2006, 06:29 AM	#6
cmsurfer Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Matawan, NJ Posts: 29	Have you looked into Verizon? I know Verizon offers wireless Internet. As far as I know, you have to buy one of their wireless cards and then activate it like a cell phone. Not sure on the prices though.

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