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RE: [PLUG] Wireless service
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I'm not sure if its common knowledge yet or not so I'd rather not say (and
get everybody's hopes up). But, they are in Doylestown. I've been told the
range is about 5 miles. Since I'm within 2, I *REALLY* hope they get the
go-ahead and implement it. I want highspeed service with static IPs. Cable
and the ADSL providers don't give that. And, I'm not sure if even SDSL is
available any longer (despite the higher cost) in my area.
Options are few...go with ADSL or cable and lose static ips and have to
worry everytime I access the office computers through the VPN or through my
linux gateway, lease a T1 (which I can't afford) or wait for decent wireless
service.
Charles
-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Kevin Brosius
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:01 AM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Wireless service
Charles Stack wrote:
>
> Anybody familiar with the new high-speed wireless that some ISPs are
> installing? My ISP is talking about it as a replacement for DSL (he no
> longer offers DSL because of the COVAD/Northpoint issues). Says 500kbps
for
> those withing the transmitter's range.
>
> Has anybody actually seen this work? If so, is performance acceptable to
> actually run home based servers?
>
> TIA,
>
> cjs
Do you have any more info? Which ISP? Sounds interesting depending on
the coverage and pricing. There are a few offerings I've read about
(mostly central/western US), but the user equipment is usually very
pricey (>$500 setup) or they have a very limited range.
If you don't need 500k, Richochet service from Metricom works well in
this area (philly and NW suburbs). It's 128k down & 64k up with burst
rates higher than 128k. Info at www.ricochet.com and a provider at
www.wwc.com. It's more expensive than DSL, but portable.
--
Kevin Brosius
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