Internet Service Provider Recommendations?

lonewolf096

lonewolf096

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Hi.

I live in rural Georgia and I am having trouble finding any kind of high speed internet access. I live about 375 feet from the main road, so cable is not available. I also do not have dsl on the road that I live on. Any alternative suggestions?

Thanks!
 
Thanks.

Neither one is availabe to me anyway.
It's almost like I'm living in a bubble that will never get anything more than dial up.
 
About the only option you would have is satellite internet, and the few people I know who have it (rural WV) hate it--slow and goes out easy in rain/cloudy days, much easier than the TV picture apparently.

Maybe you can get wireless internet from your cell phone company, but I kind of doubt you get the EVDO etc. networks out in a rural area.
 
Thanks.

I read a bunch of user reviews on Wild Blue and Hughes Net satellite internet today. I really didn't see one positive review out of the pages I went through. Verizon does offer service, but there is a 5 GB cap on the usage for 70 bucks a month.
 
Yeah, and you actually have to have a strong EVDO signal or it won't work or will be super slow. And you're unlikely to have a strong EVDO signal, if any at all, in a rural area like that unless you happen to have a cell tower nearby.
 
DO NOT get Wildblue or Hughes Net if you plan on playing games online or downloading anything at all.

Your best bet is finding a local company, get my DSL over a radio signal and it works pretty well. It is $50 a month, with no limits what so ever. You might want to just look around and see if there is anything like that.
 
[quote name='lonewolf096']Thanks budge,

Can you give me some more details on the service you have?[/quote]

Well the company I have only operates in a fairly small portion of central Texas and runs completely off of grant money from the Rural Telecommunications bill.

However, I would have to assume that there would be a company like that in your area. I, actually found my company based on a small picket sign on the side of the road.
 
Thanks. I'll keep looking out. I'm hoping I can push the cable company into using a new cable that will carry the signal for 500ft from the tap, but if that doesn't work out then I'm stuck with dial up.
 
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