[NCLUG] Wireless/Broadband services, and the death of JATO

[Quent]

Sprint has some kind of wireless service if you're line'o sight
to Eldorado Mountain, a bit south of the Flatirons. I don't
know the details but I bet it's on a web site somewhere.

	Quent

On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 04:32:15PM -0800, Matt Clauson wrote:
> For those of you who ain't heard yet, JATO is dead.  Long live JATO.
> 
> Short version:  They turned off all their circuits in Colorado and Utah at
> 0000 this morning, with little or no notice to ISPs and customers.
> 
> I was one of the affected customers.
> 
> Now that I'm without DSL for the time being, I'm looking into
> options.  (US) Qwest cannot offer me anything more than 144kbit
> IDSL.  Same with Rhythms.  Covad has no DSLAM in my CO.  (NGLNCOMA,
> Northglenn Main)  I went with Jato because they were the only ones to
> provide service at anything above IDSL rates.  @Home, with some of the
> things I do, is NOT an option.
> 
> Northpoint will offer up to 418kbit, which sounds right, based on my
> experience with Jato.  However, I'd like alternatives as well.  Is there a
> wireless carrier available in North Denver (ala CWX in
> Ft. Collins/Loveland)?  What are the general rates?  Any other DSL
> providers to try?
> 
> Does anyone know of someone locally backhauling from Northpoint?  My
> current carrier, INCC (formerly RMI) used to, but no longer does.  The
> only two carriers that Northpoint is reccomending at this point is
> Internet Connections, or Megapath.  Any stories 'bout 'em?  Or should I
> just pull a Cartman and resign myself to dialup again?
> 
> FYI, I'm off 107th and Pecos, near the Northglenn/Westminster line.
> 
> --mec
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