[ale] Better ISP?

[Derek Atkins]

Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> writes:

>     Do they run new wires outside or inside or both?  I suspect that where
>     I'll want the device inside the house is on the complete opposite side
>     from where the wires enter the house.  Luckily it's an unfinished
>     basement, so shouldn't be too hard to run the wire across it.  :)
>
> The new line was from pole to "modem". After the modem you run cat5e on your
> own. Pick a central location with a power socket nearby and pull wires around
> the house - OR - plug in a wireless router running ddwrt and crank up the
> output signal :-)

Yeah, well, the modem can't live where the wire comes through the wall;
that definitely wont pass the WAF.  But I'm happy to have a dedicated
coax that runs to where I can house the modem, and then of course I'll
run Cat5e or Cat6 through the house.

Wifi wont work; it's not good enough yet (and definitely not good enough
for HDTV).

Thanks.

-derek
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