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| Thread ID: 64291 | 2005-12-10 00:01:00 | Fastinternet in rural areas | Heather J (815) | Press F1 |
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| 411553 | 2005-12-10 00:01:00 | Our neighbours 3km up the road are outside the limit for broadband connection They saw an article in "Country Wide Vol 27 no12' (a free rural news paper) and wondered if has anyone tried Fast-Internet and would it be worth their while obtaining it? Your comments would be apprectiated. their webpage is fastinternet.co.nz Thanks so much Heather | Heather J (815) | ||
| 411554 | 2005-12-10 11:19:00 | I'd treat it with a bit of suspition. Claims of speeding up dialup 5-10 times don't sound credable and it appears you have to provide credit card details just to do a 7 day free trial. | Joe Blogs (35) | ||
| 411555 | 2005-12-10 20:52:00 | Our neighbours 3km up the road are outside the limit for broadband connection They saw an article in "Country Wide Vol 27 no12' (a free rural news paper) and wondered if has anyone tried Fast-Internet and would it be worth their while obtaining it? Your comments would be apprectiated. their webpage is fastinternet.co.nz Thanks so much Heather This type of compression software is often available from the standard ISP (Ihug and Slingshot have it, not sure about Xtra) and works on a similar technology as the site you refer to. I have no experience with the software from fastinternet.co.nz but would be doubtful you would get the increase speed suggested. You would be best to see their current ISP has this option. For example Ihug offer this as a free option on their unlimited dialup plan. see here www.ihug.co.nz The only other option I am aware of for rural uses where broadband is not availablevia phone line is satellite but this is expensive. Check out www.farmside.co.nz If your friend is a CRT shareholder then they have a deal for the satellite option at the moment. |
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| 411556 | 2005-12-11 00:03:00 | I know nothing about the claims for "fastinternet", but IMO what berryb says makes sense. Another possibility could be wireless internet. I used it before we got broadband coverage over the 'phone lines, out here. I actually have a wireless aerial, a few metres of co-ax cable plus the necessary siu (does the modem job), that Telecom didn't seem interested in taking back when I changed over - whether they'd be interested in using that stuff again, for someone else - I don't know; they can be pretty inflexible at times. I also have a satellite dish (and more co-ax) from my days with IHug (yes, I've tried 'em all). If your friends were interested and found out it would help, send me a private message. Here's a link to initiative being used for internet service in a rural environment www.pbs.org |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 411557 | 2005-12-11 02:37:00 | Thanks so much for your input, I will pass the information on. | Heather J (815) | ||
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