Quoting Don Calfa : > My mother in-law lives way-out. She hates dial-up and won't go back to it. > > She is currently on Cox(not). Her service has been spotty and last > week she and her neighbors have had enough. Called Cox to complain and > Cox came out and said that they need to run a new cable ( in a new > neighborhood 1.5 years old). They cut the old cable disconnecting the > whole area and now Cox says that they need FCC clearance to run the new > cable and that they can't apply for clearance until Monday. (WTF??) > > DSL is out since Qwest is the only provider and they're too far. > Cox is the only cable outfit in the area. > DirecTV is a whopping $599 setup and $59 a month or $99 setup and $99 a > month just for Internet access. > > ISDN is out, too costly, but other than that, are > there any other high speed Internet alternatives? > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > How many neighbors are we talking? If I remember correctly, a T1 costs about 500/month; if enough people are involved it could actually be cheaper to split a T1 between them. Though dealing with the 'people' issues could make that sort of idea un workable. Just a thought (though maybe a stupid one :) ) JD -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services Open Source hosting email: jd@twingeckos.com http://www.twingeckos.com phone/fax: 480.344.2640 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss