RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Broadband besides DSL or cable

["Spurling, Shannon " <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Yeah, there are all kinds of neat things out there, but are they offered or
practical? Answer is usually no. If it's not used a whole lot, it's going to
be expensive, or not offered. I bet IDSL is not offered. Took long enough to
get them to do ADSL, and that's only because there was a large market. Once
you get outside of town, the number of people per square mile who want a
service like this, or will pay for it, drop off dramatically. Also, to
support a new technology takes training and people. They aren't going to
throw something new out there unless it's worth their while, and verizon has
to provide and support it since they are the wire carrier.
I was looking into this since I am going to be moving soon, and it looks
like it's going to be well outside city limits. I don't think they have
cable out there, but I do want to keep my AT&T cable modem. Just to be sure
I called AT&T and they said that signal strength was not up to it yet. I'm
hoping the yet part means it will be there in the next couple of months :-)
The other options would be bonded 56K modems. It would involve the cost of
two modem lines, and you can get the bonded modems for around $100. The last
option that is being released soon, is the 2 way Direct PC system. It
involves a 36inch two way satellite system that has to be professionally
installed ( the FCC requires it), and a little receiver box that has a USB
connection. I hear you can hack to box to get a linux compatible Ethernet
connection. There is also quite a bit of latency involved because of the
satellite system's inherent limitations. Throughput is supposed to be really
good ( on par with a cable modem), but the responses to requests takes a
little while. Biggest problem is that the system run around $700, and then
you pay $70 a month for the service. Kind of steep. Not horribly
unreasonable, but kind of steep.

Shannon Spurling
WAN Engineer -Specialist

MOREnet, Network Services, Core Network
3212 Le Mone Industrial Blvd.
Columbia, MO 65201

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-----Original Message-----
From: Kmicic [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 6:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Broadband besides DSL or cable


Your best bet is probably IDSL, which is a nerfed version of ADSL from
what I understand. Bandwidth is about 110K (twice what you have on a 56k
modem).

paul

Jason Youngquist wrote:
> 
> My parents live a little bit outside the city limits so they can't get
> cable or DSL.  I know there are other options such as satellite or
> wireless services, but I do not know if they are offered in Columbia or
> how well they work.  Has anyone had any experiences with these other types
> of broadband?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason Youngquist
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