[ale] broadband suggestions

[Geoffrey]

Jim Kinney wrote:
> dialup with multiple lines and a load balancer.

Yeah, but by the time you add a couple of lines and the dialup costs, 
you're approaching the cost of a cellular broadband service.  Plus, you 
either tie up all the phone lines, or need yet another for voice.

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> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Geoffrey<lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>> David Ritchie wrote:
>>> Mike beat me to it... Wimax may be your best bet, or one of the
>>> wireless cards + a router to drive it (available at fry's for ~$200).
>> Wimax is not available.  Verizon actually has a router with a built in
>> wireless card (cell network solution).  This is likely what we will go with.
>>
>>> All depends on where your church is... another option is HughesNet
>>> (satillite), but the latency can be really bad (something about a
>>> 44K link distance)...  Another option is to use a 802.11 bridge to a
>>> remote location that has the connectivity... but trees
>>> can be a problem, and you may realisticly need the antenna on a tower
>>> or a church steeple...
>> Satellite is ridiculously expensive, so it's out.  Very wooded area, so
>> we really don't have an easy solution that would be antenna based
>> without adding a tower or some such.
>>
>>> -- Dave
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>> Until later, Geoffrey
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Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin