I cant speak on pfsense part, but I had a similar problem at our cottage last summer (also in Ontario) and I learned that an ISP did indeed service the area with high-speed wireless. The nearest gas station is a 30 mins drive and yet we have a decent broadband connection up there. Check for a wireless provider who serves your area. Never know, maybe you'll be in luck.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Chuck Mariotti <[email protected]>wrote: > I have the option of staying/working from a home on a the Lake for a number > of weeks this summer here in Ontario/Canada. Nice and relaxed. > Unfortunately, the only internet access is dialup, which is not acceptable > (of course). > > After much poking around, I borrowed my wife's iPhone, went up to the > highest point in the house, stuck it up against each window, and low and > behold with one of those windows... one bar of 3G. 3G / Edge jumped In and > Out, but it was definitely there. Some tests were pretty good... 2mbit down, > 500kup... others, pretty bad... very bad... 3G signal would go down, etc... > but it's there! > > The one problem is, there are no leaves on the trees yet... and it's just > one bar of signal. So I imagine it will get worse in a couple of months > time. > > Second problem is, that the wireless provider here (Rogers) sells a USB > Stick that will give me 3G Internet Access (like the iPhone). Model Ovation > MC950D 7.2 USB Modem - HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS... My concern is that this thing is > as bad or Worse than the iPhone for receiving 3G signals. I would really > like to not have to worry about signals here. Does anyone know if the > antenna on this thing is significantly better than an iPHone? Will I get 0 > bars or 5 bars? > > Third Problem is, I have more than one computer. I'd like to share this > connection. This is where pfSense comes in. I tried looking this up on the > hardware list, but I don't see it. I see someone referencing it on a BSD > list, but version 8.0... Does anyone know if these work with pfSense 1.2.2 > as a WAN connection? There are pre-fab 3G Routers that work with it, but > they are $$$. > > Fourth Problem is, this is a separate problem, that maybe I can get an > alternative in place if needed, but my cell phone is 3G as well. No signal = > no calls. I have looked at Signal Boosters for areas/building, but they seem > to be insanely expensive. > > Anyone have any suggestions or solutions to this problem? > > Regards, > > Chuck > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > >
