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For either DSL or Cable, you should be able to check the site of the companies that provide service in the area.
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Many local phone companies have a spot on their web site where you can enter a phone number or address and they'll tell you if they can provide DSL there. I'd start with that.
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What kind of high speed internet? Satellite is pretty much available everywhere. With DSL you can check with the local phone company, Verizon lets you plug in a phone number on their site to see if it is available. Cable is increasingly available, again just check with the local company.
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I believe that there are access issues. I looked into it and the normal caveat was 'clear view of the southern sky'.
Satellite is horrendously expensive and not that reliable, from what I understand, so I hope you don't have to get it.
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quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: If that's our only option, is satellite internet really available everywhere?
One would assume that with a satellite in geosyncronous orbit, one could get coverage from anywhere within the service radius. If the satelite can service, say, chicago and new york, then it must be able to service an area with at least half that radius. I suppose though, that the same satellite might not have the bandwidth needed to cover all that traffic, in which case, it might restrict its coverage to a smaller area than is physically possible. But I think the whole point of satellite internet is to overcome these coverage problems.
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