Hello,

I need all the suggestions anyone has on how I would be able to get some fast Internet access to my house. I think my 28.8 connection (I live in the country) is starting to drive me nuts.

I think I have thought of all the options, but I'm hopeing someone will prove me wrong. To start on the list:

- 28.8 with AOL (use currently :( )
- 56k not possible where I live
- ISDN expensive (and not available, I think)
- DSL (I live about 10-15 miles from town)
- Cable lines stop 1/2 mile (seriously) from my house, and cable company quoted me for around $20,000 to extend it to my house
- 1-way satellite (old DirecPC) has high latency and requires a dialup (which is limited to 28.8)
- 2-way satellite (new DirecPC)...tried it and ended up being total opposite of what I thought it was going to be (took 2-1/2 months and 7 visits from an installer to get it to finally work...and I'm the one that fixed it)

I have thought about wireless, but I don't really know enough about wireless networks and the possibilities to try it out.

Any suggestions? I'm starting to get desperate.

Thanks.

Troy

Lol, if you have enough money to pay for 2-way, you should have enough to move house. Simplest option :D

Very true...I was pretty desperate at that time, and went to the first thing I saw without checking it out first. I guess I made the mistake of jumping too quickly and getting it from a reseller instead of straight from DirecPC.

Also, I forgot to mention this, I was told that if I were to get a Cable modem in a house about 1/2 mile down the road and run a point-to-point wireless network between the 2 houses, that it would be illegal. Anyone else ever tried to (or does) do this?

Troy

Ever think of moving to the downtown area? :laugh: