Re: Have I found a way of achieving high speed internet connection or not?

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From: Vagabond Software (carlfenley-X-_at_-X-san.rr.com)
Date: 04/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:51:12 -0700

My first thought was "40 meters... good luck". It is still possible at 40
meters, but I would certainly invest in a wireless bridge on your end. That
should "halve" the distance.

As long as your neighbor is not sub-leasing you bandwidth for money, it is
probably legal. Here is where we drift off into the legalities of
"voluntary contributions" still amounting to subletting...

There are security concerns, but in a residential area, WEP encryption
should be more than adequate. Just make sure you all get the same make of
wireless equipment. In other words, go ALL 3Com or ALL Linksys, cards,
bridges, routers, everything. Do not mix-n-match manufacturers.

- carl

"Ian" <ipember@removethisfirst.msn.com> wrote in message
news:utRXwj9HEHA.3820@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I am in the UK where the Broadband (ADSL) coverage is still woefully poor.
> My neighbour can get Broadband but I can't because I'm the first house in
> the old exchange area where there is no broadband (can you believe my
luck!)
>
> However, I have learnt that I may be able to connect wirelessly via my
> neighbour's connection whose PC is some 40 metres from mine.
>
> Here are my questions:
>
> Do you think it's possible?
> Is this legal in the UK, PC World say "yes" but I have little faith in
their
> knowledge.
> Will my neighbour's machine need to be switched on for me to receive?
> What security of data implications are there?
>
> You might well ask why BT cant just simply connect me to the ADSL enabled
> exchange....don't even go there, BT are being most unhelpful. As I am
> paying them for ISDN through the nose why should they even attempt to be
> helpful, i.e. twice the cost of ADSL for a connection speed of 128kpbs at
> best. They will not connect me to the appropriate exchange as it is "too
> complex" for them!
>
>
> I am very excited by wireless, I hope I can one day soon enjoy high speed
> internet connection.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
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