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My friend did this in the mid-90's. He had a T1 to his house (this was circa 95-97) and ran an ISP from his actual garage. It was all modem based at the time
by flanbiscuit 10y ago
My friend did this in the mid-90's. He had a T1 to his house (this was circa 95-97) and ran an ISP from his actual garage. It was all modem based at the time of course. Didn't think anyone could compete with the big TelCos but I'd gladly switch if I could. I'm in NYC and it seems to me that the major players here have a stronghold on the business. I could be wrong though. I have verizon fios now and it's just ok. Better than TimeWarner that I had for years until I moved.
- grahamburger 10y agoYeah, I don't know that 'compete with' is the right word ... it would take a tremendous amount of work, time and money for someone to get enough customers for the big telcos to even notice. But you don't really have to be big enough to be on their radar to be successful - a few thousand customers is nothing to a Comcast, but it can make a healthy profit for a small business.
- jrcii 10y agoIf you're in Manhattan check out Stealth Communications. They're the only way to get gigabit for a decent price, they have a direct franchise agreement with the city and own the fiber lines.
- flanbiscuit 10y agoI'm out in Bushwick. I'd be all over that if I could.