[thelist] [OT - Kinda] Internet Access

John C Bullas jcbullas at nildram.co.uk
Thu Oct 16 12:41:37 CDT 2003


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>Since we have moved to a new neighborhood, Time Warner Cable has not quite
>validated service to our area due to the lack of customers. More will show
>up. They've agreed? to reassess the situation in January 2004. No cable and
>no cable modem.
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>SBC Yahoo DSL has really made me angry. To get DSL access you need to be
>within the three-mile, or 18,000-18,500 ft radius of the station. My
>neighbor, who happens to be even further away measures at a nice 15,000 ft.
>We, close to the station, measure at a horrid 20,000 ft. Our houses are
>about 40 ft apart. So, somewhere in the ground, there's an extra 5,000 ft of
>telephone cable in 40 ft of distance... Yah I know, really stinks.

Set up a wireless network piggy-backed on their ADSL/Cable connection?

Establish what the extra 5k feet of cable actually does, get it stripped out
by the fone company and get DSL, find others on "your spur" who want DSL
then lobby the fone company

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