Advice on ISP in the middle of farm country

[henry0reilly]

I got a friend that has asked me to help them set up a computer and choose an ISP near Waynetown, IN. AT&T does not provide DSL there but may offer satellite high speed.

I'm not sure what to recommend to them. When I was on dial up I used tctc which was bought out by TDS.

If you have service in the boonies or know about it, I'd appreciate your input.

 

[42769vette]

i have bridgemax, if there were any other option i would tell bridgemax where they can stick there service. its down extreamly often and on slow speed over 1/2 the time. somtimes its great. customer service is a joke. basically they are trained to say "it must be somthing in your house".

if you have any options what so ever they are better than bridgemaxx

 

[wabash]

if verizon or ATT cell phones have good connections at his house, consider getting a usb "aircard", often used for laptops.

 

[22rssix]

If he has AT&T

look at toast.net


I use it and for what the cost is the connection is good.

 

[henry0reilly]

Thanks for the input. Somebody told him he had to have dial up and he's already had a second phone line installed. I'm still looking into the aircard thing.


Bump to see if there are any other suggestions.

 

[GTM]

Verizon Broadband access, it uses an "aircard". I use it at home. It's expensive but it beats dial-up (and satellite).

 

[dhnorris]

the data on my cell has a 1.8 mbps speed. data is pricey roughly 10 dollars a gigabyte virgin mobile has an aircard for $40 a month with no contract. my FIL has hughesnet and hates it