This is beginning to sound interesting.  Was planning to put an electric
gate at the front, so I would need power for it.   Could run some conduit
underground from the trailer which is about 1/3 the way back from the
road.  Or battery and solar cells.  We get plenty of sun around here;
that is if I keep the vegetation cut back.

Phone at trailer comes in line buried a few inches under ground.  At first
they just drooped ordinary phone wire across the branches and brush.

Next question,  what more would I need to do to get cable TV back to
the house?   Would be nice to get a few local stations.  Wonder if
an ordinary wireless network system would go as much as 1/4 mile?

If I have to sign up for cable, might as well get both broadband and TV.

Choppy

At 07:00 AM 10/12/02 -0500, Shannon wrote:
>Well, I have a couple of ideas.  You could set up a waterproof enclosure
>at teh end of your drive that Charter could put the cable modem in.  You
>could power it with a 12 volt battery and solar cells.  Or, if there is
>power available there, you could just power it normally.
>
>Then you get two wireless access points and a pringles can antenna and
>do the same at your house.
>
>For the price of a battery, two access points, and solar cells, you can
>have broadband.  Little bit of $ and time, but for me it would be worth
>it.  I can't live without broadband nowadays.  It would be like drug
>withdrawals if someone took mine away!


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