Author: Culebra WirelessNet (---.direcpc.com)
Date: 06-14-04 22:02
Update! We have the strongest 802.11 on the market beaming over the island. If you have a wireless card already or your computer has the ability to receive a wireless signal then you are good to go. There's a catch! You must have line of sight to the cell tower above the airport. I've been able to get a signal all the way out near seaborne. I sat at dingy dock tonight surfing. If you do not have line of site then you will have to wait for repeaters to be installed. The other catch is the signal will not go through concrete and the metal windows. It slows down through wood as well. We have Long Range Multi-Client Bridges to solve that problem. I installed two today. Both were able to get 10Mbps speeds. It was awesome! These boxes receive the wireless signal and then allow it to be sent to your computer through a network cable into your eithernet card. The small antenna on the back can be unscrewed and a outdoor antenna can be mounted on the roof to get the signal. I'm going to try a 10 foot cable and antenna tomorrow. I will let you know how it works. The longer the cable the more bandwidth lost.
At the moment I can give you a password to get on-line. In a week or two you will see a billing page when you log onto your browser. Lay your credit card down and choose daily or monthy. We will have a lower rate for a 6 month committment. We are still trying to decide on the price. The set-up has not been cheap and we will at least need to cover cost. We are limited to 80-100 customers at the moment. I hope this answers some of your questions. I'm going to go drive around and see what I can get for signals tonight.
David Magee, President
787-742-0223
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