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Can't get high speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Jan 21, 2005 5:49AM PST

I was just wondering if anyone could give me any advice on steps I could take to get some kind of high speed internet. I don't live in the boonies, I live just outside of chicago in a rather large suburb, it's just my particular location must not be "profitable" to offer cable or DSL to. I can't get either of those...so I looked into WIFI but they say there's too many trees around me to get a good line of sight. Satellite service is just rediculous that they can get away with selling that garbage...so I don't know what to do. Help. Any info anyone has would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Are you sure. . .
Jan 21, 2005 10:20PM PST

There's no cable. That sounds odd to me.

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No cable internet available
Feb 4, 2005 11:59PM PST

I'm in the same boat - help! I live in a "rural" area (3 acres of land, in a subdivision that's 30 years old) north of Denver and cannot get DSL or cable, and satellite is three times the price per month... Direcway offers degraded service for vpn's, which I use to connect to my office's LAN. Any suggestions on how/what high speed internet I can turn to? My 2400-baud modem speed is just killing....

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It's supply and demand, or rather. . .
Feb 5, 2005 7:45AM PST
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Don't give up yet
Feb 19, 2005 6:12AM PST

Have you tried dslreports.com, to see what is available. There is some new DSL services out there, I have a brother that was beyond the limits for DSL. Then SBC offered 2-Wire DSL, price is reasonable and speeds are pretty good.

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re: Don't give up yet
Apr 19, 2005 7:27AM PDT

I have looked at places like Covad that offer IDSL but it's outrageously priced and not all that fast. Maybe I'm being too picky about pricing when I'm desperate for High Speed, but I just can't see paying $75 a month for 144K when my buddy pays $30 for 3MB with his cable modem.

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re: Are you sure. . .
Apr 19, 2005 7:29AM PDT

I try twice a month for both cable and DSL to no avail. Believe me, it sounds odd to me too.

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Re: Can't get high speed
Feb 22, 2005 1:01AM PST

Try looking for an ISP that offers a Shotgun connection. It is twice the speed of dailup. A Shotgun connection uses 2 modems to connect to double the bandwith.

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Re: Can't get high speed
Apr 19, 2005 7:32AM PDT

JJ,

I remember "shotgun technology" a few years back, but didn't even realize it was still around. Do ISP's still off it?

At this point, twice as fast is better then nothing...

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Re:Can't get high speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 4, 2005 6:20AM PST

What suburb do you live in? I live in Chicago, where I can't get cable internet (but I can get cable), but everyone has DSL. In the suburbs, everyone seems to have a cable modem.

Have you talked to your neighbors to see how they are connecting, if they are??

DSLreports (www.dslreports.com) is a great option to shop for internet access.

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wifi sharing
Mar 8, 2005 10:47PM PST

Is there anyone in the neighbourhood with high speed? I use a wifi setup to share with a neighbour about a mile away. Same problem, no high speed either cable or dsl at my house. I use an antenna on each end and a couple of dlink access points. Works great, about 1.5 mb. no problems at all.

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Re:Can't get high speed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 19, 2005 7:24AM PDT

I live in Lake County right off of I94. There is all kinds of offices and homes around me, it amazes me that I can't get any high speed service. The neighbors around me cannot get service either. I have been to DSL Reports, but could not find anything useful for my area. You're right, most people in the suburbs who have high speed, seem to have Cable. Not me of course. Still looking....

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WIMAX is available in Chicago now
Mar 14, 2005 1:25AM PST

Hi johnny,

Are you still without a solution? We are building our second pre-WIMAX 802.16 POP in Chicago, and deploying T-1 speed links, business class service. We can take a look at your site if you like, we can hit most anything in downtown or suburbs. http://mark.sales.towerstream.com - email me at mark@towerstream.com. Thanks.

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Local Phone Company
May 1, 2005 9:46PM PDT

I am not familiar at all with the Chicago or Colorado areas, but in Georgia Bell South offers my parents a DSL connection via telephone lines. It works very well and is fairly cheap (compared). Call you local phone company and see what or if they offer.

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In my opinion WiMAX is the most promising technology now.
May 11, 2005 11:32PM PDT

Definitely WiMax, could drastically change the way consumers and businesses access the Internet.

The next wave of personal productivity at work is about mobility, with people wanting to get access anywhere.

http://www.news.wimaxweek.com
WiMax broadband wireless technology - Daily News

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Call the phone company
Mar 11, 2006 7:13AM PST

If you haven't found a solution yet, here is an idea. Make sure you have phone service with the a that offers DSL. My friend was being told that he can't get DSL at his house although he lives in a major city. The kicker is that he also did not have SBC as his phone service, which also provides DSL. Well, he switched to SBC for his phone service and magically DSL is now available. He just started using it and will never go back to dial up again. Amazing how that works!!