Comments for BroadBandNow.org http://www.broadbandnow.org Let's Close the Broadband Gap! Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:40:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Summer Round Up by Jeff Dohner http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/09/summer-round-up/#comment-61 Jeff Dohner Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:40:49 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=84#comment-61 Thanks for your continuing efforts. You can count me in when the meeting date arrives. Thanks for your continuing efforts. You can count me in when the meeting date arrives.

]]> Comment on Home by Chris Leonello http://www.broadbandnow.org/#comment-54 Chris Leonello Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:23:30 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?page_id=2#comment-54 Yes, there has been some activity! It was a busy summer and I didn't get as much done as I hoped, however. I'll post an update to the blog. Yes, there has been some activity! It was a busy summer and I didn’t get as much done as I hoped, however. I’ll post an update to the blog.

]]> Comment on Home by Jeff Dohner http://www.broadbandnow.org/#comment-53 Jeff Dohner Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:34:16 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?page_id=2#comment-53 It's been a few months since an update. Has there been any activity on the Broadband front? It’s been a few months since an update. Has there been any activity on the Broadband front?

]]> Comment on Charter Build Out Costs by Jeff Dohner http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/05/charter-build-out-costs/#comment-38 Jeff Dohner Mon, 16 May 2011 23:44:02 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=79#comment-38 I think there are some great suggestions here. I don't know how long it would take to apply for, and get accepted/rejected for a grant, but I think it's worth pursuing. I also think amortizing cost through a co-op is also a great idea. $2600 might be a lot to bite off all at once, but amortized over several years and it's significantly less than my family cell phone plan. That's a lot easier to chew on.. I think Cable is the best way to go. It has a lot of 'headroom' in terms of speed. I would consider this an investment, and in fact might even have a quantifiable payoff timeframe (I have, for instance, about $70/month in various wireless data plans that I would get rid of if I had 'real' fixed internet. You can count me in for this. Jeff I think there are some great suggestions here. I don’t know how long it would take to apply for, and get accepted/rejected for a grant, but I think it’s worth pursuing. I also think amortizing cost through a co-op is also a great idea. $2600 might be a lot to bite off all at once, but amortized over several years and it’s significantly less than my family cell phone plan. That’s a lot easier to chew on..

I think Cable is the best way to go. It has a lot of ‘headroom’ in terms of speed. I would consider this an investment, and in fact might even have a quantifiable payoff timeframe (I have, for instance, about $70/month in various wireless data plans that I would get rid of if I had ‘real’ fixed internet.

You can count me in for this.

Jeff

]]> Comment on Charter Build Out Costs by Dan Flynn http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/05/charter-build-out-costs/#comment-35 Dan Flynn Wed, 11 May 2011 02:10:27 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=79#comment-35 Charter has broadband one tenth of a mile from my house. I can see the pole that has it. I approached Charter to ask about connecting. The company wants to charge us $8000.00 to run the cable that tenth of a mile. I think this is outrageous. Since there is no competition and after reading the Charter contract with Webster Township we have no leverage. Everything goes to the state and no one cares about my house on my one mile road where I can see the cable one tenth of a mile from the house. My wife and I are really frustrated. We are willing to help with any grant writing. Charter has broadband one tenth of a mile from my house. I can see the pole that has it. I approached Charter to ask about connecting. The company wants to charge us $8000.00 to run the cable that tenth of a mile. I think this is outrageous. Since there is no competition and after reading the Charter contract with Webster Township we have no leverage. Everything goes to the state and no one cares about my house on my one mile road where I can see the cable one tenth of a mile from the house. My wife and I are really frustrated. We are willing to help with any grant writing.

]]> Comment on Charter Build Out Costs by Chris OKeefe http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/05/charter-build-out-costs/#comment-34 Chris OKeefe Mon, 09 May 2011 21:29:47 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=79#comment-34 Chris thanks for all the info you've provided. I, also would be willing to pay my share. I think the Charter option would be best if everyone was ok with it. Thanks Chris Chris thanks for all the info you’ve provided. I, also would be willing to pay my share. I think the Charter option would be best if everyone was ok with it.
Thanks
Chris

]]> Comment on Charter Build Out Costs by Joshua Barclay http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/05/charter-build-out-costs/#comment-31 Joshua Barclay Sat, 07 May 2011 21:27:01 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=79#comment-31 Are there any lawyers in this group? I took a very brief look at the fcc website linked above, and there is in fact a lot of help available, grants and loans, some of which is limited to public institutions and non-profits. I'm willing to help with writing applications if someone is interested in finding the most applicable grant/loan. Are there any lawyers in this group? I took a very brief look at the fcc website linked above, and there is in fact a lot of help available, grants and loans, some of which is limited to public institutions and non-profits. I’m willing to help with writing applications if someone is interested in finding the most applicable grant/loan.

]]> Comment on Charter Build Out Costs by Chris Leonello http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/05/charter-build-out-costs/#comment-30 Chris Leonello Fri, 06 May 2011 20:05:03 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=79#comment-30 A starting place for grants is this page on the fcc website: http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=broadband_home Look for the "broadband funding" column on the right. I am unfamiliar with any of the specifics, so if anyone can look into it and get back to me that would be great. A starting place for grants is this page on the fcc website: http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=broadband_home

Look for the “broadband funding” column on the right. I am unfamiliar with any of the specifics, so if anyone can look into it and get back to me that would be great.

]]> Comment on Charter Build Out Costs by Joshua Barclay http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/05/charter-build-out-costs/#comment-28 Joshua Barclay Thu, 05 May 2011 23:36:25 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=79#comment-28 I am on Valentine just west of Merrill Rd, and the cable ends at the neighbors just to my east. When I asked for an estimate to just connect me, Charter quoted $6000. Obviously $2k or $3k is cheap by comparison. At the same time, I'm infuriated that in a free and supposedly capitalist country, we are NOT FREE to get another bid for SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES CHARTER to do all the cable connections. I am quite certain that if someone was bidding against charter for putting up their wiring to the same specs, the cost would go way down. Is their any legal recourse for us since the cable company has a monopoly? I am willing to volunteer to help write a grant to get at some of the DA and FCC money, and I also support forming a co-op if that means we can amortize the cost over many years. I am on Valentine just west of Merrill Rd, and the cable ends at the neighbors just to my east. When I asked for an estimate to just connect me, Charter quoted $6000. Obviously $2k or $3k is cheap by comparison.

At the same time, I’m infuriated that in a free and supposedly capitalist country, we are NOT FREE to get another bid for SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES CHARTER to do all the cable connections. I am quite certain that if someone was bidding against charter for putting up their wiring to the same specs, the cost would go way down. Is their any legal recourse for us since the cable company has a monopoly?

I am willing to volunteer to help write a grant to get at some of the DA and FCC money, and I also support forming a co-op if that means we can amortize the cost over many years.

]]> Comment on 123Net Fixed Wireless Broadband by Chris Leonello http://www.broadbandnow.org/2011/04/123net-fixed-wireless-broadband/#comment-27 Chris Leonello Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:02:11 +0000 http://www.broadbandnow.org/?p=77#comment-27 I have the same concern about the slowdowns at peak usage times. We'll have to see what they propose. I have some ideas about how much backhaul bandwidth they should have for a given number of users. Interesting about your followup with Charter. I haven't heard back from them yet, but these numbers are right in line with the general per mile numbers they had told me. I am hoping to get more detail from them on the costs. I too am willing to pay my share of the build out costs, wether it is cable, wireless or whatever. Everyone should see how our options stack up and determine what we can do. I've tried to get a hold of AT&T a couple of times with no luck yet. I'll keep trying. Thanks for the info! I have the same concern about the slowdowns at peak usage times. We’ll have to see what they propose. I have some ideas about how much backhaul bandwidth they should have for a given number of users.

Interesting about your followup with Charter. I haven’t heard back from them yet, but these numbers are right in line with the general per mile numbers they had told me. I am hoping to get more detail from them on the costs.

I too am willing to pay my share of the build out costs, wether it is cable, wireless or whatever. Everyone should see how our options stack up and determine what we can do.

I’ve tried to get a hold of AT&T a couple of times with no luck yet. I’ll keep trying.

Thanks for the info!

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