ISP Ideas

Getting data to our area. We want decent access speeds. Data usage will probably start small and grow.

Best options so far:

• Bridge internet from friendly neighbor, either near or close. See Wifi Internet.
• Cell data with phone & tethering
• Cell data with mifi-like device:
  • $40/month unlimited prepaid no contract

Other ideas:

• Comcast cable: not available yet to our building
• Dial-up: requires running a phone line from a couple units over, and then we get, uh, dial-up speeds.
• DSL: I heard that we were just out of range. true? Yes, according to Qwest and a few other DSL ISPs their signal can't reach us
• ISDN?
• T1: expensive, 1.5mbit slow
• Satellite? $$ and almost all of them have bandwidth caps that are close to or worse than the Cell phone route
• RFC2549: since this is boulder, we'd have to hack it for use with prairie dogs.