On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:18:58 -0800, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:
On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 16:47:14 -0600, wrote:
I am a lot more limited than you could imagine.
Agreed. You've given up before you've even started looking for a
solution. We have about 5 small and one large wireless ISP's in my
area that provide reliable service for your situation.
My nearest neighbor is over a mile away.
Duz this neighbor have high speed internet? If so, a point to point
wireless link will get you internet.
No, they are Amish. Almost all my neighbors are Amish, except for one
very old retired farmer who I doubt even knows what the internet is.
The nearest small town is 5 miles,
Can you "see" this small town from your rooftop? From a nearby
hilltop on your property? From the top of a tree or tower? If it has
high speed internet, as seems to be the case since the local coffee
shop does have it, you can establish a similar point to point wireless
link, or find a WISP to do it for you.
I can not see it from my rooftop. There is a woods between my house and
the road. But even without the trees, I could not see the town, unless I
drive to the top of the hill (I live in a valley). My land ends at
almost the top of the hill, and I can probably see the town if I was to
climb a tree, or even stand on top of a full hay wagon full of hay. But
if I go another 50 or 70 feet higher (up the private road), I can easily
see town. (If this is not making sense, my driveway is a shared private
road. Between the county road and my farm, there is cropland. The
driveway is shared by myself and the farmer who owns that land. (He does
not live there, it's just crops). This roadway (driveway) is 2/3 of a
mile from the county road to my house. [and, yea, I have to plow the
whole friggin thing when it snows].
Yes, that town has high speed internet, and has public WIFI at the
library and at a fast food restaurant. As well as a lot of secured WIFI
signals (at businesses) that I can see on my laptop, when I am in town.
I regularly sit in the parking lot at that restaurant and use the WIFI
from my car, even when they are closed.
You lost me, when you started talking about "point to point wireless
link, and WISP".
the nearest large city is 55 miles.
That's a bit too far.
I can not get a reliable cell phone signal here.
I live in a hilly area with lots of tall trees. Cellular coverage is
spotty in many places. So, I arrange to have someone install either a
nanocellular base station from the cellular provider, or a yagi
antenna on the roof pointed at the nearest cell site. (I gave up
tower and rooftop climbing about 15 years ago).
I was looking at those cellphone boosters on ebay. Since I can get a
semi-usable signal on the roof, I thought about putting a yagi antenna
on my tv antenna tower and running that into the house. Part of my
problem is having a house with metal siding and roof.
There is no cable.
I've been mildly involved in several neighborhood campaigns to
"convince" the incumbent service provider to provide internet. If
they want a franchise from the city or county, they'll have to provide
service extension for those that are willing to pay for it. For
example:
http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.u.../Bdsvdata/non_
egacy_2.0/agendas/2007/20070626-386/PDF/068.pdf
Get your neighborhood organized and be prepared to make some noises
when your local cable franchise is scheduled for renewal.
Getting my Amish neighbors involved is not gonna happen
But I did sign a petition to get better cell service, after I raised
hell with some of the law enforcement people in the area. This occurred
about 20 months ago, when I saw a building on fire in another small town
nearby. I had a vehicle breakdown, and I was unable to call anyone for
help, because there is no cell signal at all in that town. So, while I'm
trying to fix my truck in cold weather, I notice a building on fire a
block away, and I cant even call the fire dept. This was during the
night, that town consists of about 100 population and no one drives up
that town's roads during the night. I finally woke someone up by banging
on doors, but by the time they called the fire dept, that building was a
total loss.
After I bitched like hell to the fire dept and other law enforcement,
that petition was created. It was passed around that town and other
nearby small towns. It was at the bars and public buildings, and got
around 250 signatures. The cell company in the area said they were
planning to build a new tower. (But from what I have heard from the
locals, they said that same thing 10 years ago). Nothing has changed.
The only way might be a satellite dish.
Only way? You're ignoring almost everything I previously suggested. I
suggest you do some research into wireless internet before declaring
your situation as hopeless. If you're lost, the email address in the
signature works. If you're desperate, so does the phone number. I
just hate to see anyone suffer with only dialup.
I hate having to cope with dialup, and worse yet, I can not establish a
decent connection using my US RObotics modem on any computer with
Windows XP. I can only connect using Window 98. I dont mind Win98, in
fact I like it, but the newest browser I can use if Firefox 3.x. At
least half the websites no longer work for me. So I mostly just use
usenet and email most of the time now, but some websites still work. If
they dont load after 10 minutes, I know they will never load.
I may be emailing you soon....
And that would cost me at least $100 per month.
http://www.exede.com
$70/month after the teaser rate expires. No TV required. You can
possibly dump your phone service and switch to VoIP or use their phone
offering. You can get a similar prices from:
https://www.hughesnet.com
You'll need to buy satellite equipment and have an authorized
installer do the dish installation. Not sure of the prices.