[Tfug] OT: Wireless Internet way out in Marana

[Judd Pickell]

Unfortunately their towers are too far south for them to be an option.
But I did call them to make sure, and they affirm it. I appreciate the
suggestion though, would have been cool if they could have been the
fix to the problem.

Sincerely,
Judd Pickell


On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Eric M. Gearhart <eric at nixwizard.net> wrote:
> 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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