[Cialug] Wireless Internet providers in rural Iowa

[Jeffrey Ollie]

On 11/17/07, Stephen Hawkins <ng0g at mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> I have a friend who lives on a farm outside of Rippey Iowa.  His "high speed"
> internet connection is a small square antenna that is aimed at his ISP's
> antenna on a grain elevater several miles away.
>
> My daughter is about to rent a farm house on 172, between a 1/2 and 1 mile
> east of Hwy 17.  Does anyone know of a teresterial wireless ISP that serves
> that area?

Has she checked Prairie Inet? (http://www.prairieinet.net/)  If they
don't serve her area you chould check out DirecTV's satellite internet
service, although satellite service would be my last choice for high
speed access.

Jeff