Whatever happened to our Eugene free-wifi mesh? ;) I've been thinking of how to do something like that out here in the boonies. I think it would be a cool deal considering the other options. -----Original Message----- From: dooger watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 5:43 pm Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] 20Mbps DSL? It could come to you. Ben Barrett wrote:? > I agree completely, and I'd love to see our uplink market get far more > competetive. I'd love to be paying 1/3 of what I pay now, for 10x the > service (or better). However, in our system the market dictates what is > "realistic". ? The astounding thing to me is how many of my friends willingly throw bomcast over a hundred bux a month and still put up with throttled service.? ? A public so willing to be ripped off this way is worse than lambs to the slaughter.? ? It's the essence of the expression "disposable capital"--and it's why bomcast must laugh all the way to the bank.? ? > What else can we do, to pressure the service providers? ? Where's the Cliff Cox of the 21st century? As mentioned earlier in this thread, I think there's a rural (Blachly anyway) isp that's cheaper and faster than bomcast; some kind of NW Lane co-op.? ? > Whatever happened to our Eugene free-wifi mesh? ;)? ? As if their monopoly tactics weren't bad enough the bomcast ceo looks like a shaved buffalo and routinely gives dubya 100's of thousands.? _______________________________________________? EUGLUG mailing list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug?
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