[Hidden-tech] Internet Access in the sticks?

[Aron P. Goldman]

Hi everyone. I am the Chair of the Shutesbury-Leverett Broadband  
Committee--and official joint committee. We have been working really  
hard on these issues for over three years now--for ourselves, and for  
the rest of the Valley. We have learned a ton, and continue to make  
slow but steady progress. We've had a lot of good local and national  
media coverage--including the front page of the Boston globe last  
summer, and this recent piece on a national web site for these issues:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77512

In cooperation with Pioneer Valley Connect, we are planning a series  
of workshops this winter on all aspects of the issue of broadband  
solutions for under-served (or completely unserved) towns in the Valley.

I suggest folks check out our web site (www.slbc.us), and sign up for  
our monthly email, which has lots of good local and national info  
relevant to this struggle.

Thanks!

Aron
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Aron P. Goldman, Chair
Shutesbury-Leverett Broadband Committee
Tel: 413 549 1193
www.slbc.us
www.pioneervalleyconnect.org


On Sep 18, 2006, at 1:37 AM, Tom Goldsmith wrote:

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> Michael;
>
> Sounds like Marcia's got some good suggestions
> about satellite, and possibly WiFi from a shared
> T-1, like the library's.  (If you're anywhere
> near the library, I've learned it's easier than
> you think to use yagi antennas and get pretty
> good range on WiFi.  Contrary to popular
> consensus, both trees and distances up to
> a half mile, or more --but usually not both--
> can be overcomable.)
>
> Another possibility, as Jonathan suggests,
> is getting EVDO or CDMA signals from Verizon
> Wireless.  And again, yagi antennas can be
> the key, together with a repeater-amplifier.
> And probably the use of a mast to get your
> antenna up high.  I've had considerable success
> increasing cell-phone coverage in a difficult
> building.  And the same tools and techniques
> apply.  But it may be that getting equipment
> to give you help at the frequencies used by
> EVDO may be problematic.  (Look up and call
> support at http://www.wilsonelectronics.com
> where they can be quite helpful.)
>
> Also, feel free to contact me off list for
> further thoughts.  Which I'd enjoy sharing.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Tom Goldsmith
>
> TTGsmith at TGandA.com
> Tel: 617-723-9494
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> Michael J Duquette
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 4:43 PM
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> Subject: [Hidden-tech] Internet Access in the sticks?
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>    ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to  
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>
> Help! I'm moving from Easthampton (where I have lickity-split 3 meg
> Broadband service) up to Goshen, just about 2 miles from the Border  
> with
> Williamsburg. OK, OK, not anywhere near "the sticks", but millions of
> miles away from current technology it seems.
>
> Does anyone know what Options I have for anything faster than POTS  
> Dial-up?
> I've spoken with Verizon, and they tell me DSL is too far away. Goshen
> has no cable.
> Is there anyone on this list living in the "Hills " who has found a  
> good
> solution?
> I will have satellite for TV, but it's pretty unreliable. There are  
> some
> trees (that I don't own, and can't chop) blocking my View of the
> southern sky. The Sat reception is pretty spotty, especially on  
> windy or
> rainy days... not sure how good Satellite Internet would work.
>
> I am going to go CRAZY trying to live with 56k after having High speed
> for so long.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Mike Duquette
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