gsganzer
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2003
- Messages
- 3,035
- Location
- Denton, TX
- Tractor
- L3800 w/FEL and BH77, BX 2200 w/FEL and MMM
Finally, after many years of suffering with a dial-up connection at home, I finally splurged.
Like many others, I didn't have many options. Too rural for cable, too far away for DSL. My options were limited to satellite of wireless. I took the advice of the knowledgeable folks here on TBN and avoided the satellite, unless it became an absolute last resort. I finally found a wireless provider that had recently put up a tower that gave me access. I was marginal on L-O-S (line of sight) to the tower, but a 5 foot tripod antenna made the difference. I'll probably put up a small tower type antenna at some point (I have free access to a 40 footer) that I can run up the side of the house and anchor to the east roof gable. That way I can mount both the wireless and TV antenna on one antenna mast (that way my house doesn't look like NORAD with a bristling of antennae).
I did a speed check and I downloaded at a blazing (it's all relative) 1.2 to 1.5 mbs. That's a great improvement to our dial up 19.6 - 21.6 kbps. I feel like I'm part of the 21st century now.
Like many others, I didn't have many options. Too rural for cable, too far away for DSL. My options were limited to satellite of wireless. I took the advice of the knowledgeable folks here on TBN and avoided the satellite, unless it became an absolute last resort. I finally found a wireless provider that had recently put up a tower that gave me access. I was marginal on L-O-S (line of sight) to the tower, but a 5 foot tripod antenna made the difference. I'll probably put up a small tower type antenna at some point (I have free access to a 40 footer) that I can run up the side of the house and anchor to the east roof gable. That way I can mount both the wireless and TV antenna on one antenna mast (that way my house doesn't look like NORAD with a bristling of antennae).
I did a speed check and I downloaded at a blazing (it's all relative) 1.2 to 1.5 mbs. That's a great improvement to our dial up 19.6 - 21.6 kbps. I feel like I'm part of the 21st century now.