[lug] OT: (I think) Starting an ISP...

[Andrew Gilmore]

Kirk A. Ellsworth wrote:
> I had the same problem where I lived.  I had to pull in a full t1 and then I hard wired my neighbors and we all split the bill.  One is a software developer and the other likes to work from home so it was an easy sell.  I first wanted to use wireless and there are tons of options for not that much money.  

What were your initial costs, and what are they charging per month?


> 
> I was looking into:
> 
> http://www.trangobroadband.com/contacts/order.cfm
> 
> and
> 
> http://www.wavewireless.com/products/
> 
> email me offline and I can fill you in on my 2 months of research.
> 
> In the end, I decided to not due it and just split the cost w/ the 2 neighbors.  To much work and hassle.... but you could make a ton of money if you have the up front investment money (15kish) and a lot of time to mess with wireless.
> 
> kae
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Jarrett [mailto:bjarrett at garcoschools.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:49 PM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: [lug] OT: (I think) Starting an ISP...
> 
> 
> 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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