[Cialug] Satellite ISPs

[James Shoemaker]

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Jim Cole wrote:
> Are they really that bad?  I've never tried it but I work from home and
> VPN into my company..someone in my office had the satellite service for
> a bit and said VPN worked and it was usable. I've never experiences it.
> 
> I'm looking to purchase land outside of Nevada, IA(78 acres) for a new
> house but that probably doesn't get DSL or cable. I'm considering trying
> Satellite prior to buying the land to see if it'll work and I'm also
> considering talking to some ISPs about putting in a WiMax system..I know
> one ISP is looking into it and it has a 20 mile line of sight range..I
> need to see if this land will be able to hit the tower they're looking
> at for this. Yeah, I might pay $2000 for the receiver but it's not that
> much..I looked at another house and mediacom wanted $8000 to run a line
> to the house..800 feet from the nearest pole with cable on it.

  I am on a wireless system that seems cheaper and doesn't need LOS
http://www.doubleradius.com/Products/WaveRider
  it is what my local WISP uses.

James

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