[lug] OT: Starting an ISP...

[Dhruva Reddy]

In light of the recent FCC ruling, I was just thinking of the full-blown ISP
thing on my way to work this morning (some sort of T-something/Wi-Fi
solution).  Then I remembered all that DMCA and "TIA" garbage that ISP's must
currently deal with.  Not the best environment to start this sort of thing, IMHO.

> Hello all.
> 
> I've now moved to Parachute, which is on the western slope.  The only ISP
> possibilities right now are dialup out of Rifle, broadband through
> Earthlink (or similar) satellite service, or wireless broadband through
netbeam. 
> There is fiber running down the middle of the interstate, but I'm doubting
I
> could tap into it.
> 
> I've been brainstorming possibilities.  There is no good computer shop
> around here, so I'm thinking of starting one, and I've also wondered what
it
> would take to start an ISP.  I know some have worked on co-op networks and
> I'm wondering what it would take to start one, and what other
possibilities
> there might be.  I guess I'm just too cheap to pay the high monthly fee
and
> don't like the proprietary equipment that the satellite and wireless
> services require you to buy.  I was thinking, however, that maybe I could
get
> one of these connections and allow others to connect through it too so we
> could share the cost.
> 
> The other possibility would be to become a full-blown ISP, but that may be
> more than I can handle right now.  I would prefer to offer others
> high-speed access, but DSL and CableModems are out of the question, so I'd
have to
> set up wireless too.
> 
> Any ideas/comments would be most appreciated.
> 
> Brian
> 
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