Frank, I'm glad to have Broadband Internet access but (you're right) it is not cheap. I pay $99 per month for about 500k in each direction. There is now a second WISP that charges around $60 per month for what I think is a 256/128k connection.. Both companies structure their service plans to encourage three-year contracts to lower customer's up-front equipment costs which would otherwise run $350-$500.
A muni Wi-Fi network would serve the community better but because we're about 1 mile out of the City (in Los Angeles County), there is no "muni" to take the lead in building such a network. jack Frank Keeney wrote: > Do you think you are better served by a wireless ISP that has built a point > to multipoint network for their customers? > > Our would a municipal WiFi network serve the community better? > > Is there any competition among Wireless ISP's for your business? > > If there is only one WISP in the area, your broadband is probably not cheap. > > Frank > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Unger >> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:09 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Public wifi that works >> >> >> Frank, >> >> You really are fortunate with your broadband choices. Out here in the >> hills of Chatsworth, AT&T doesn't even offer DSL yet. Cable doesn't >> offer broadband either. Wireless ISPs are our only option. >> >> jack >> >> > > > > > > > > -- Jack Unger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. FCC License # PG-12-25133 Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 Author of the WISP Handbook - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" True Vendor-Neutral Wireless Consulting-Training-Troubleshooting FCC Part 15 Certification for Manufacturers and Service Providers Phone (VoIP Over Broadband Wireless) 818-227-4220 www.ask-wi.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
