Internet service

[Scott Ehrlich]

On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Robert Krawitz <rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>   Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:08:19 -0400
>   From: Matthew Gillen <me-5yx05kfkO/aqeI1yJSURBw at public.gmane.org>
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>   On 06/06/2010 12:54 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
>   > We currently have Speakeasy, which has excellent reliability.
>   > Unfortunately, 1500/368 isn't exactly cutting edge speed any more, and
>   > ever since Best Buy bought them they seem much less interested in
>   > providing home service.
>   >
>   > We're not wired for cable, and when we looked into getting service, it
>   > turned out that it would be rather expensive; they'd have to do a fair
>   > bit of work since the closest cable run is a few hundred feet away
>   > across an intersection.
>   >
>   > I'd like to run at least an ssh (for remote login) and anon ftp server
>   > (for occasional low volume use).  I certainly want faster speeds,
>   > particularly uplink (to upload photos, primarily -- uploading 700 MB
>   > of photos is dreadfully slow and I just upgraded from a 20D to a 7D).
>   >
>   > Any suggestions?
>
>   FIOS has pretty good uplink speed.  Pretty much every provider other than
>   speakeasy has "no-server" clauses in their TOS, but the two services you
>   mention are easy to work around by running those services on a non-standard
>   (high) port (sometimes they'll port scan low-numbered ports looking for
>   "servers").
>
> We don't have FIOS in our area.
>
>   Running ssh on a non-standard port isn't a bad idea even if you are allowed
>   to run servers.
>
>   Have you looked into WiMAX?
>
> I took a look on wimaxmaps.org, and it appears that the closest point
> is in Woburn, which is nowhere near us.

How about *something* like towerstream?

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