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Wild, wonderful and wired |
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Written by Kory Mohr
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Friday, 17 June 2005 |
Amended from The Charleston Gazette:
Transceiver antennas relay high-speed wireless Internet signals from transmitting towers to houses. |
Verizon gradually has been adding DSLAMs in West Virginia, and, over the past three years, it has installed about 50 remote terminals here. This year, it plans to add about a dozen more, said spokesman Lee Gierczynski. “Newer technology is lowering the cost,” he said. You don’t have to sit around and wait for Verizon, however. Within the past few years, a handful of regional companies have sprung up offering “fixed wireless broadband” service, where the Internet signal is transmitted from a tower to antennas fixed on houses and businesses. If unobstructed (by trees or mountains, for example), the tower signal can reach anyone within a radius of about 20 miles.
At least three providers operate in West Virginia: Four Seasons of Bluefield, Va.; Micrologic of Buckhannon; and Sequelle in Parkersburg.
Fixed wireless broadband providers:
Four Seasons of Bluefield, Va., operates 36 transmitter towers covering more than 2,000 square miles throughout Southern West Virginia and northwestern Virginia. Maximum speeds range from 3 Mbps to 10 Mbps, depending on service plan. The installation price ranges from 0 to $100, depending on service plan, though some business rates have to be customized. Monthly service rates run $64.95 to $104.95. Information online at www.4seasonswireless.com/ or by calling (276) 322-2696 or (877) 49-SPEED.
Micrologic of Buckhannon, has six towers in north-central West Virginia with three more planned. Maximum service speed is 10 Mbs. Installation price goes from $28.35 to $50.05, depending on service plan, while service rates start at $29.95 and go up to $54.95 per month. Information online at www.3wlogic.tv/ or by calling 472-9100 or (866) 3WLOGIC.
Sequelle of Parkersburg has three towers in the Parkersburg-Marietta area. Its maximum speeds range from 128 Kbps to 20 Mbps. Information on installation and service costs isn’t available. For information, go to www.sequelle.net or call (877) 737-8355. |
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