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06-03-2008, 10:14 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ames
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Credits: 221,025 Year: 2004 Degree: Computer Engineering | Rural internet options
I've been looking for a new house and have found one that I like, but not quite sure I can afford yet. One of the few things that bothers me about the house is the inability to get decent internet. It is located in a rural subdivision just outside of Ames.
Here are the options that I know about:
1.) DSL - not available, Qwest doesn't want to "invest" in the equipment for a rural subdivision
2.) Cable - not available, no Mediacom
3.) Wireless (Prairie iNet) - not available, no line of sight to station
4.) Cellular - probably not available, my At&t phone gets 1 bar at the house, Sprint/Nextel internet probably wouldn't have good reception there either
5.) Satelite - available, not suitable for online games and there is a data transfer limit (5-17gb depending on plan)
Are there any other internet options that I am not aware of that might be available?
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06-03-2008, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester, MN
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Credits: 774,190 Year: 2007 Degree: Finance NFL: Bills NBA: Knicks MLB: Red Sox | Re: Rural internet options
My parents use dialup at their house | | |
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06-03-2008, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ames
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Credits: 200,426 Degree: MBA | Re: Rural internet options
Where is the house and what price?
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06-03-2008, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wall Street
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Credits: 289,770 NFL: Bears MLB: Cubs | Re: Rural internet options
My in-laws live on a farm in southern Iowa outside of Oskaloosa and have Iowa Telecom dsl works pretty good
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06-03-2008, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Columbus Junction
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Credits: 212,763 NFL: Chiefs NBA: Pacers MLB: Cardinals | Re: Rural internet options Originally Posted by 4429 mcc My in-laws live on a farm in southern Iowa outside of Oskaloosa and have Iowa Telecom dsl works pretty good I have Iowa Telecom DSL, but I have a word of advice if you do indeed get it: don't use their modems, they're terrible.
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06-03-2008, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 398,324 NFL: Chiefs NBA: Bulls MLB: Cubs | Re: Rural internet options Originally Posted by cloneu My parents use dialup at their house  So do mine, they have no other option. Hopefully Iowa Telecom eventually upgrades their area so they can at least get DSL.
Verizon also has air cards like Sprint does and usually at least for cell phone coverage they are better than Sprint in rural areas. Other than that you may be SOL. The satelite carriers I hear have terrible upload speeds and some of our remote people at work use it because that is all they can get and I can tell you just trying to do remote assistance over it, its just as bad as dialup from that standpoint.
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06-03-2008, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 320,909 Year: 2005 Degree: Exercise Sports Science NFL: Vikings NBA: Cavaliers MLB: Yankees | Re: Rural internet options
My dad travels alot in rural areas visiting farmers and uses Verizon's wireless plugin for his laptop. It works very well. I'm not sure how well it would work if you are using a desktop but it is realatively inexpensive as well and works almost anyhwere.
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06-03-2008, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, TX
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Credits: 477,490 Year: 1994 NFL: Vikings NBA: Lakers MLB: Dodgers | Re: Rural internet options Originally Posted by CompCy 4.) Cellular - probably not available, my At&t phone gets 1 bar at the house, Sprint/Nextel internet probably wouldn't have good reception there either The reception problem could likely be alleviated by an amplifier and external antenna. They aren't that expensive... Cell Phone Antennas and Cell Phone Boosters at Wilson Electronics http://www.wilsonelectronics.com////Products.php?Type=B |
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06-03-2008, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 398,324 NFL: Chiefs NBA: Bulls MLB: Cubs | Re: Rural internet options Originally Posted by CyGuy33 My dad travels alot in rural areas visiting farmers and uses Verizon's wireless plugin for his laptop. It works very well. I'm not sure how well it would work if you are using a desktop but it is realatively inexpensive as well and works almost anyhwere. You can probably buy a PCMCIA adapter to use it on a PC. There are routers out there, especially for Sprint, that you can plug the card into and use it although I have heard that Verizon will not allow that.
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06-03-2008, 10:45 AM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 320,909 Year: 2005 Degree: Exercise Sports Science NFL: Vikings NBA: Cavaliers MLB: Yankees | Re: Rural internet options
Verizon does like to limit their options for some reason so this would not suprise me. But it works well in notebooks.
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06-03-2008, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Menlo, Iowa
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Credits: 486,201 Year: 1999 Degree: Agronomy NFL: Bears MLB: Twins | Re: Rural internet options
There are some companies that will install dishes on your house for it. DirecTV now has internet through their dish I guess. Iowa Telecom is through I have mine through, it is not as fast as Cable right now, and I have it through my local independent phone company. It all depends on where you move.
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06-03-2008, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Omaha, NE
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Credits: 147,292 NFL: Vikings NBA: Rockets MLB: Orioles | Re: Rural internet options
What, are you buying Alaskaguys house? Oh no wait, he HAS internet... Lord, where is this place your looking at?
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06-03-2008, 04:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Roland IA
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Credits: 147,588 Year: 1999 Degree: MIS NFL: Dolphins NBA: Suns MLB: Athletics | Re: Rural internet options
I'd stay away from satellite. Hughesnet (used to be Directway) is expensive and unreliable and support is insane. I had a similar situation where I lived just outside of Ames and satellite was the only high speed option. I had to buy it because my wife took classes online but got so bad that we cancelled it last summer and she drove to Jewell to have classes until we moved.
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06-03-2008, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sumner/Ames, IA
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Credits: 108,233 | Re: Rural internet options
I would be careful with those plug-in internet cards. You might get connectile disfunction.
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06-03-2008, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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I wouldn't judge everyone else's coverage by AT&Ts. They have garbage coverage. Sprint or Verizon both have solid broadband cellular packages. It's probably not as good as "real" broadband, but it's not too bad.
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You mean we have unlimited juice?
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