> Anyway, wireless.....  The only two places I know of here in town that
offer
> wireless are Implex.net and baldeagle.net.  I'm 8 miles from downtown
MPLS,
> and with a 10 foot telescoping antenna, I have line of sight view.
> Apparently the equipment that implex uses has a range of 14 miles, and
it's
> directional 802.11.  However, they get you with the $1500 install charge.
I
> think Implex actually farms out the equipment install and everything to
some
> other company.  They simply pay for the connection to the Antenna on top
of
> the Pillsbury building, and this other company charges them to set it all
> up.  They give him a cut of the monthly charge and it's all good.  If
> Real-time wanted to get involved, they could probably do some sneaky
> inquiries and get the installer to call them and then try to work a deal.
> :)

This is all really good until it rains or snows or perhaps fog.  Then you
are SOL.  Don't worry though, these conditions never exist in the Twin
Cities area ;)

Tom Veldhouse
veldy at veldy.net