[Tfug] OT: Wireless Internet way out in Marana

[Eric M. Gearhart]

OK first off a disclaimer: I work at DakotaCom.Net. Yes I'm just trying to help this guy out.... I just happen to know we have wireless towers pretty far out there. (I just glanced at the topographic map we have setup in our network monitoring system) 

Have you shopped around with local ISPs? Depending on where you are Dakota might have a tower within line of sight you can shoot to 
http://dakotacom.net 

I will gracefully bail out now in the hopes I don't get yelled at from the TFUG list for blatantly "advertising" 

Eric 
http://nixwizard.net 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judd Pickell" <pickell at gmail.com> 
To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org> 
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:49:57 PM GMT -07:00 U.S. Mountain Time (Arizona) 
Subject: Re: [Tfug] OT: Studio/Office Space 

That actually is my internet service, but do to circumstances beyond 
their control, and the fact I am at the edge of their service, I have 
basically been without internet for over a week. I have been commuting 
between Casa Grande and Tucson borrowing my parents internet. 

My concern is that this outage will actually become a more permanent 
thing given that it is only a small portion of their clientele that 
are affected, and the difficulty of finding a suitable place for a new 
tower (not to mention I am sure there is a bit of work and red tape to 
get one setup). I am trying to be prepared and proactive in finding a 
solution, as my job is in question if I can't be at my computer and 
online. 

Thank you though, it is a good suggestion, and those who can't get 
normal broadband (or even if you do) Simplybits is an awesome service 
and I have had no issues with them for over a year. Which is not 
typical of my experiences with cable and dsl broadband.. :) 

Sincerely, 
Judd Pickell 

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Claude Rubinson <rubinson at u.arizona.edu> wrote: 
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 01:24:05PM -0700, Judd Pickell wrote: 
> > My family and I live out in far Marana, and are currently having 
> > problems with access to broadband. 
> 
> Might Simply Bits be able to help you out with internet access? Could 
> avoid having to rent an office. http://www.simplybits.com/ 
> 
> Claude 

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