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My mother lives out in the boonies of rural Oklahoma, and until about five years ago, had to make-do with 28.8 (on a good day) dialup. She now has up-to-3Mbps/
by mrbill 10y ago
My mother lives out in the boonies of rural Oklahoma, and until about five years ago, had to make-do with 28.8 (on a good day) dialup.
She now has up-to-3Mbps/1Mbps via a WiMax antenna on the roof, pointed at another antenna on the water tower of the nearest "town" a few miles away. For this, she pays $65/month.
It's expensive, but it's her only option. If she lived just a few miles in another direction, she could get these awesome DSL prices (from her ISP's website):
"Extreme Package = 5 Meg bps at $84.95 per month
Premium Package = 3 Meg bps at $64.95 per month
Gold Package = 2 Meg bps at $54.95 per month
Silver Package = 1.5 Meg bps at $44.95 per month
Bronze Package = 512 Kbps at $27.95 per month"
- gargarplex 10y agoIf it was really important to her, she could use TV White Space for less than $6500 in equipment costs, assuming that whoever controls the water tower would be okay with installing a base station. She could get 60mbps raw rate UDP (or 30mbps if two adjacent channels are not available in her area, but they probably would be).
- mrbill 10y agoShe's on retirement income, $65/month is barely justifiable. Fortunately for her needs, 2-3Mbps is adequate.
- kilroy123 10y agoCould she use this? http://boingboing.net/2016/09/22/i-have-found-a-secret-tunnel-t.html http://boingboing.net/2016/09/22/i-have-found-a-secret-tunne...