[RTC List] Deals on Hughes sattelite internet, or ???

[peter at linlorlabs.com]

In case this helps, in theory you could put a weatherproof enclosure  
on your property down near the cable company's cable, and have them  
string broadband cable up to there, with the cable modem and an  
ethernet "long reach" repeater in the enclosure, sending data back to  
your house over Cat5.

The repeater might be remote-powerable by low voltage DC (i.e. have  
the power supply in your house, and perhaps send higher voltage than  
needed, with endpoint voltage regulation), but the cable modem might  
be a lot more power-hungry.

If you can solve the remote powering issue, the long-reach Ethernet  
issue is advertised as solved by http://www.versatek.com/products/s-vlr104.htm 
   -- I have not used their products so this is merely a starting  
point for your own research.  The Versatek product claims up to 4300ft  
at 10BaseT and 1000ft at 100BaseT, so if you're 300 yards or closer to  
the road you might get up to 100BaseT service this way.  The Versatek  
product is $200, plus you'd need a roll of weatherproof Cat5 cable,  
connectors, tree slings, etc, plus the remote powering.

Good luck with your project.


On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:35 AM, M Welch wrote:

> Hi gang. Right now, my home has fairly slow dialup for the Internet.  
> After working in town on ATT's premium business DSL, very close to  
> the switch, I want faster at home.
>
> I live few hundred yards through a thick forest from cable access.  
> Stringing cables in trees will not work, per the cable company, and  
> ditching my driveway is too costly to consider right now.
>
> Direct PC does not have a satellite that I can see from my property,  
> too many trees (I had them come out and test). DSL is not an option,  
> too far from the switch.
>
> The tree canopy is too thick to use directional radio hooked up  
> between my house and the cable out on the road. Ditto to the next  
> house.
>
> So far, my only possibility is the Hughes.net satellite, as my home  
> does have southern sky access. But their programs start higher than  
> we can afford right now, so I have not had them come out for a look.  
> I have searched for "deals" but have not found any. So my questions  
> are:
> 1. Anyone know ways of getting deals from Hughes? (Besides their  
> standard free installation.)
> 2. Can anyone think of other alternatives?
> 3. Is there any subsidy available for helping to extend connections  
> in situations like mine?
>
>
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