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Old 08-16-2010, 09:16 PM   #12
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Why not bounce some bandwidth off the mainland, like you are thinking, to a few strategic APs around the island, operate it like a coop? Faster than waiting for metrocast and more fun

Who owns the phone poles, seems like a fast and ready made way to distribute it.
NH Electric Coop appear to handle the poles. Verizon has phone lines as well.

The island is probably a bit of a challenge with it's steep landscape. As an example, I can't see a direct TV satellite from my lot because of the steepness of the terrain.
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