Keith, Yes I believe that was them. We were in the begining planning stages to put up towers in Phoenix. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "KeithSmith" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 4:58 PM Subject: Re: broadband peril > In Tucson Gain Communications offers wireless. http://wwwgci-net.com > Could that be who you were talking about? > > > Don Mock wrote: > > > > One of the previous companies I work with were initiating a broadband system > > up here in Phoenix. There is a partial one in Tucson currently.(cant > > remember the name) But during one of our monsoon duststorms we tested the > > reliability of the "reception" And even during the storm it never lost any > > signal. So I would really look into this further as a good option... > > > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Barnett, Blake" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 4:43 PM > > Subject: RE: broadband peril > > > > > I have heard from some (I was looking into this service last month.) that > > > the connection speed is horribly unreliable, and at many points it was > > > slower than a 56k dialup. I'm sure this was in part due to the newness of > > > the service, but I would be especially curious and try to speak with > > someone > > > in their technical department who knows the pros and cons. Or maybe just > > > someone in general who deals with wireless broadband. (try > > > www.turbowave.com, I know they offer service in Utah, etc. And it seems > > > very consistent.) > > > > > > * Blake > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: joel@silverw.com [mailto:joel@silverw.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 3:02 PM > > > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > Subject: Re: broadband peril > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the link, but look at the prices at that site!! I am just > > outta > > > college man!! he he. :-). Sprint broadband definately has great prices, > > > just want to know if service is even close to good. Don't think I can > > > afford RNI. > > > > > > - Joel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Peoples" > > > To: > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 2:56 PM > > > Subject: RE: broadband peril > > > > > > > > > > See: http://www.rni.net > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: joel@silverw.com [mailto:joel@silverw.com] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 2:48 PM > > > > To: Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > Subject: broadband peril > > > > > > > > > > > > I am appealing to the list in hopes they may have information to > > eliminate > > > > my modem woes. Seems USwest can't decide if I am eligable for DSL > > > (depends > > > > on who I talk to, different answer every time). Cox@home is > > unavailable. > > > > All that is left is sprint broadband (right??). now I know this topic > > has > > > > come up in the past, however I have one simple question. In contrast to > > a > > > > 56K dialup, is sprint broadband worth the cash?? Thanks for taking the > > > time > > > > to read my message. > > > > > > > > - Joel > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > > > "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, > > the > > > > story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; > > he > > > is > > > > about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final > > > rock, > > > > he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for > > > > centuries." > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss