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wireless broadband?
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Posted by: TheeMon
hey omg guess what! i might be getting a 3mb up/down line yes im serious this new company came around its CPI or something... 39$ a month 75-90 intall fee...
now anyone know anything about this junk?
also i know this sounds stupid but what do they do? do they actually come in and network the computers to gether? do they atleast give me a nic card? ive had no reason to have one before  oh yeah they basicly said they just put a little box on the side of my house that points to a tower a mile or two away(right on the other side of the river)
dude i cant belive i really might be getting broadband... its like when you find out youve gotten a check for 100,000$$ and you really dont belive it untill your surrounded by full cd-r's
btw anyone wanna help fund the thee's new addiction fund(cd-r's) ?? (JUST KIDDING)
but i know imma drop 100$ in cd-r's w/in the next month
Posted by: Ocean
link please
Posted by: TheeMon
oh i couldnt find one lol i googled it but the agi i came up with didnt seem like the right one and i dont got the flyer anymore, ill find a link later for ya...
+ hows this software? id guess offtopic/hardware/software combined but... either way its kool
Posted by: redwench
thee, take a deep breath. now type what you want to know in clear, concise english.
Posted by: TheeMon
when they come to install it will they network my 3comps + xbox up or will i havta do it?
do they give/loan/whatever nic cards to customers? kuz i aint got one in my comp...
i think thats it
Posted by: Shalome
Every company is different, Thee. I think your best bet would be to call the company that offers the wireless broadband and ask them your questions. They'll have real, accurate answers for you -- the best we can do is guess.
I've never, ever seen a broadband company that a) gives out NICs, b) sets up your network for you, or c) gives you a router. They provide the broadband to your house and give you a modem, you generally have to provide and set up everything else yourself. You can usually get documentation or support on HOW to set up your router and network your computers to connect to the internet over the broadband connection, but they aren't going to do it for you.
Posted by: Ocean
direcway sets up your home network.
and several local wireless isps do set up those as well, they involve directional antennas.
though a technician is at your residence doing everything else in those cases though. the work isnt getting the service to you, the work is giving you the equipment for the service (and setting up, which you arent as a customer allowed to do, with 2way satellites that can disrupt other satellites).
(i know because i install dircway and starband)
charter gave me my nic card.
Posted by: Shalome
Charter gave you a NIC? All they did for me, all three times I've had CHarter service, is run the cable, set up the modem, and make sure I could get online while directly connected (computer --> modem --> internet).
Crazy.
Posted by: trekpsycho
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Originally Posted by Shalome
Charter gave you a NIC? All they did for me, all three times I've had CHarter service, is run the cable, set up the modem, and make sure I could get online while directly connected (computer --> modem --> internet).
Crazy.
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Me too. Although they did offer to sell me a NIC card for 10 bucks. The first time I got hooked up on Charter, the install guy told me they were not allowed to set up networks for the customer.
Posted by: TheeMon
well i took 3 years of ccna so i should be able to hook up the network, i gotta remember how though
what all do you need to hook up a xbox to this connection? (besides a cat5e cable)
Posted by: Ocean
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Originally Posted by Shalome
Charter gave you a NIC? All they did for me, all three times I've had CHarter service, is run the cable, set up the modem, and make sure I could get online while directly connected (computer --> modem --> internet).
Crazy.
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i dont have a home network with charter, just single pc. i doubt they would set a home network, the tech did not know enough to install a network. come to think of it, even though he gave me the ethernet card for free, i offered to install it to save time. all he knew was to put the cd in and how to manually connect everything up.
the charter cd did put actual spyware on my machine.
i ended up purchasing the modem from them for around $25 used (i used it  )
and they refused to take the nic when i turned off their tv service, (onboard ethernet now)
also, appearently throughout all of charter's network if you have pipeline, they have no way of blocking out channels 2,3, and everything analog above 74, or it will interfer with pipeline service.
Posted by: TheeMon
well hey, i aint got charter SO lets stay on topic kk?
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