Hey Pat; Sorry about you losing your neighborhood "hotspot." Have you thought about building / buying a long distance WiFi antenna to see if there are other open hotspots? I've never used one but have read lots about them. They can be as simple as a USB Wireless adapter affixed to a long USB cable, a cantenna or more intricate setups that resemble small microwave dishes. I read a message from veteran VHF DX'er Bob Cooper that talked about relatives that rented an RV in the USA and with a homebrew WiFi antenna, were able to get a signal from a travel center FIFTEEN MILES down the road!
Search for cantenna or long distance wifi antenna and you should be able to find some info..... 73, Dave ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:35:33 -0700 From: [email protected] (Patrick Martin) To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: [IRCA] OT DSL vs Cable Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Living out here in the rural area, our options are limited for high speed internet. There has been an open Wifi in the neiborhood or months that I have been using, but the past couple of days it has been off. I have no idea if it will return or not. I thought about adding cable, but I have Dish Network, so the cable would only be for the internet at $55 a month. However, it is so leaky RF wise that I don't want the QRN. Then there is DSL, but the nearest DSL is a mile away, and Qwest quoted me $1500 to get it to my house. Is DSL noisy? Any QRN to deal with? Then there is a 3rd option, satellite, but is more expensive than cable, but not the $1500 to get it here. Also maybe Verizon may offer high speed via cel phone type service, but that is probably spendy too. I can always buy a point to point antenna, or build one to see if I can find other open Wifi's farther away. I wouldn't care, but I connected last night on the computer at 11.6! I finally got 26.6 after trying several times. I know many who live in Astoria or Seaside that get at least 40 on dial up. If I got that, it would be easier to live with. Any thoughts? Thanks. Living in rural America has its perks, but also the loses too. Patrick _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
