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05-31-2008, 08:43 PM
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wireless inet providers in chicago
Hallo everybody.
I'm sorry if this question has already been discussed. I moved to Chicago recently (yesterday as a matter of fact). I'd like to get my wireless inet at home. what would be my standard providers? in LA, for example, verizon would be my first choice.
Thanks a lot
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05-31-2008, 09:34 PM
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rcn, comcast (both cable, depending on what you have in your building)
You can also get yahoo DSL.
I'm not sure about verizon
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06-01-2008, 12:59 AM
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RCN and Yahoo are not doing wireless at the moment. Verizon and Sprint/Nextel are the two big players right now.
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06-01-2008, 09:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drover
RCN and Yahoo are not doing wireless at the moment. Verizon and Sprint/Nextel are the two big players right now.
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Can't you buy a wireless router and make anything wireless? Or these specific companies wire your for wireless?
I just turned my aunts DSL (yahoo) into wireless.... |
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06-01-2008, 09:40 AM
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There's beauty in the solace of not giving a damn.
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That's for a local network only. He's talking about WiMax which is basically broadband wireless using the cell phone tower network. You don't need to be near a WiFi router or "hot spot" to use it. You just have to be within cell range. At least, I think that's what he's talking about?
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06-01-2008, 10:49 AM
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