Home Hi-speed Wi-fi at 1/2 the cost or less

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LandCruiserPhil

LandCruiserPhil

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With the high cost of home hi-speed Wi-fi has anyone considered splitting the cost with there neighbor?
I have a friend that does this down in Mexico where hi-speed is very expensive but hard to justify in a part time home. My friend purchased a hi-speed connection and broadcast the signal and his neighbor share the cost, brillant.
 
There's a movement afoot to provide open connections - many routers and access points provide for a public channel available that is bandwidth limited to 1Mbps; basically a crowdsourced public hotspot network outside your own home network. Doesn't solve the who pays for it problem, has some security implications, but does allow for that random "gosh, I need to be connected right now" connundrum we've all faced.

But to address your question - yes - I have thought about it; but all my neighbors also want every available feature and channel that even they don't use, and want to share the entire bill rather than just the IP portion. I don't use cable except for the IP address - and dislike the idea if I even get basic-basic cable I subsidize the guy that has NFL on 24/7. My strong preference is for providers to move to a basic menu approach: I want DVR service, local HD content, and a single premium channel with on-demand (GoT addict so I have to buy the DVD when its available). I don't want 'free sports,' HSN, TNN, ComedyCentral, or any of the other fluff they offer in their 200+ lineup.

So Phil, any time you want to move next to me - I'd be happy to share my wireless with you; currently a couple yagi antennas and you can get almost a Gb over the air with consumer gear. And 50 feet of CAT5e is cheap, just in case the wireless band is full.
 
GWcruiser said:
. . . . but does allow for that random "gosh, I need to be connected right now" connundrum we've all faced . . .
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some of us just don't have those moments :p :meh:
 
inkpot said:
Fewer and fewer of us left that don't demand continuous instant communication.gratification.
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Come on....when Mud was down I could hear you groaning from here :flipoff2:
 
We'd drop Telmex in a heartbeat if we didn't rent the place out. Alas, none of our neighbors are willing to split the cost. We've noticed that if you try to stream Netflix the connection slows dramatically-how odd...who needs to be sitting in front of a computer anyway-just enjoy the view.
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Sitting on the patio with a cool drink looking over that?

Absolutely!
 
GWcruiser said:
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That's the oddest FJ55 I've seen...
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1972 Trans Am, one of 1284 made-the 2nd car I ever owned-and should have kept. The current owner contacted me a couple years ago, he found an old insurance card with my name in the glovebox. He had just bought it from a collector in Vegas.
 
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