Internet Options I'm Not Aware Of

[Vettezuki]

So it's about 99% now I'll be moving to a rural residential area. As far as I can tell, the only available internet is DSL, (and 6mbps at that), no cable provider, or fiber (Uverse/FIOS). I was thinking maybe to do hotspot with my 4G, but that would be too expensive.

I'm looking at you blackax. This is in Riverside.

[blackax]

You are looking to move out to the woodcrest area right? Check to make sure charter doesn't serve your new place. I don't know of a place in riverside that can get DSL and not charter.

[Vettezuki]

You are looking to move out to the woodcrest area right? Check to make sure charter doesn't serve your new place. I don't know of a place in riverside that can get DSL and not charter.

I don't know what the area is called. It's by the orchards off El Sobrante

[blackax]

Try this site to see if there is a cable provider at your new place.

http://cablemover.com/special/Address.aspx?blank=

[Vettezuki]

Try this site to see if there is a cable provider at your new place.

http://cablemover.com/special/Address.aspx?blank=

I did. No dice. :(

There's electricity and water, that's it. No sidewalks, street lights, sewer, gas, . . .uh, road (there is a dirt road). Yet it's half mile from a development. Probably just out of range.

[blackax]

Is it riverside electric or so cal Edison?

[blackax]

Pray its riverside electric, Your bill will be half of what it would be with Edison. My friends with Edison is an APT spent over 400 - 500 a month this summer, I spend less then 250, and that will shop tools, servers on 24/7 and AC going.

[Vettezuki]

Pray its riverside electric, Your bill will be half of what it would be with Edison. My friends with Edison is an APT spent over 400 - 500 a month this summer, I spend less then 250, and that will shop tools, servers on 24/7 and AC going.

I'm pretty sure it's Edison. . .

However, especially if I settle in and feel like I'll be there for a while, I'll go to a full off grid combo system (generator, solar, wind with a battery bank.) All of these things are getting rapidly cheaper and higher quality. Even if I just do a bit to back feed and drop the bill to zero point.

[Shaolin Crane]

Fuck Edison.

[Vettezuki]

Confirmed. It is Edison. On the upside, looks like NG might be available if I wanted to have it connected.

[blackax]

What is the city this new place of yours is in?

[Vettezuki]

What is the city this new place of yours is in?

Riverside 92503

[Ryridesmotox]

If you have an unlimited data package on your cell phone provider and you run an android device, download foxfi (if you are not rooted). I have Verizon wireless and I can play games on my laptop online with my phone as the hotspot.

[Vettezuki]

When I upgraded to an S3 on Verizon I lost my unlimited data, but was thinking the same thing. :(

[blackax]

Have you thought about hughesnet? It's 50$ a month at about 10 mbps, caped at 10 GB* (you get a extra 10 gb from the hours between 2 am an 8 am) From what i hear the cap isn't that bad.

http://internet.hughesnet.com/plans-and-pricing.html

[Vettezuki]

Have you thought about hughesnet? It's 50$ a month at about 10 mbps, caped at 10 GB* (you get a extra 10 gb from the hours between 2 am an 8 am) From what i hear the cap isn't that bad.

http://internet.hughesnet.com/plans-and-pricing.html

Not really. I thought it goes dark pretty easily in weather like rain, which we don't have much of so that's not such a big deal. That's pretty comparable to my Uverse overall. And most of my internet time at home is not so heavy data traffic . . . but I don't like waiting. 10GB might be ok. The AT&T DSL is 6Mbps for $34.

[Ryridesmotox]

Satellite dish TV is almost unaffected in rain... Though in my condo the gutter started to come off the roof directly above the dish and all the water happened to start pouring right on the dish, from the WHOLE roof... Kinda messed up the signal

[Shaolin Crane]

Satellite dish TV is almost unaffected in rain... Though in my condo the gutter started to come off the roof directly above the dish and all the water happened to start pouring right on the dish, from the WHOLE roof... Kinda messed up the signal

Nah. It was raining here pretty much all last week and DirecTV was worthless.

[Ryridesmotox]

Really? Dish network was always awesome. I got FiOS with my new house but I'm going back to dish at the end of the month.

[Vettezuki]

Nah. It was raining here pretty much all last week and DirecTV was worthless.

Yeah, DirecTV no worky so well in the rain. Not a huge deal, but sub-optimal.

[Shaolin Crane]

Really? Dish network was always awesome. I got FiOS with my new house but I'm going back to dish at the end of the month.

My ex-gf's house had dish, same shitty service in the rain.