Jack, So many muni wireless networks are built inside the city, where Internet access is already plentiful and often inexpensive.
But outside the city, very little. Frank > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Unger > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Public wifi that works > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
