Tag Archives: Broadband

My Last Mile YouTube video…a silent movie with a voice.

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

here it is my YouTube video of my 10 minute walk up the road….the number of homes that would benefit are seen as I walk up the hill .6 miles to the Time Warner Connection. Continue reading →

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Why the discrepancy

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

in yesterday’s post, I wrote that Time Warner wired  50 miles in Maine for $1.1 million dollars. Based on a recent quote from Time Warner to connect our home,  $1.1 million dollars would connect a little over 12 miles. A … Continue reading →

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What does Maine have that we don’t?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

the difference in what $1.1 million will buy in Maine compared to New York in terms of bandwidth Continue reading →

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Mother May I…broadband post 9

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Mother may I have high speed internet access?
Verizon DSL Mother: No, The New York State official broadband map indicates you have it, but No. Continue reading →

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Broadband 7…round and round

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Why do we have to pay over $50,000 to get Time Warner connected to our home, when it ends .6 miles away? Continue reading →

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What if we buy the poles…Time Warner asks 53000 plus to wire .6 miles in rural upstate NY

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

What if we buy the poles…$53,000 plus to wire .6 miles in rural upstate New York. Continue reading →

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Broadband 5…and so the story continues

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

I did not want to wait as I clocked the exact mileage from the last house with Time Warner broadband cable at .6 miles away to the west. Continue reading →

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Broadband Post 4

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Sunday I went door to door and after house three Found out broadband closer than .75 miles to me
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The broadband internet journey begins…

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Here is what I am setting out to explore today: what is the distance to the nearest Time Warner broadband hookup to our East and to our West.

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