Is there a company that allows one to install the internet without visiting you?

Question

I live in a rural area and do not have access to the internet except at work. For more than a year I have tried to get internet service but I have failed for several reasons. One company on television advertises that you can get internet if you can get a clear view of the southern sky. I have visited their website and I can conclude that their TV advertisement is false. All I need is an IP provider who will send me a kit and allow me to install the internet. I have a credit card and I am willing to pay for the service. Please help me.

Answer 1

We have two friends that live on farms in different parts of the country (USA). They can only use their local telephone company's lines and its local ISP (internet service provider). These lines are not very strong. They are not able to get into all websites and pictures are next to impossible to send or receive.

Another friend that lives on a farm has wireless and seems to be doing very well with it.

Contact ISPs such as the following and see if they can connect you:

MSN9 (Microsoft) Download:
http://membercenter.msn.com/download.aspx

AOL Download:
http://free.aol.com/tryaolfree/cdt.adp?532439

Comcast Download:
http://www.comcastadvantage.com/internet.html?PID=google:comcast_b

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Another suggestion is to see if you can go through your local Cable company. We use our cable company and are very happy with it. But we are living inside a city.
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If all of this fails, go to a computer service shop and talk to a clerk about what you can do.

Answer 2

What you do is buy a router A router is a device that allows you to create a home network and have all computers on the network share an Internet connection. As far as you Internet provider is concerned, it still looks like one computer is connected, so they are happy You can install the router yourself, most people do Here are some tips and hints 1. decide what kind of router to get before you go shopping. There are 2 basic kinds - wired only and wireless (which can do both wired and wireless connections) Unless you are planning to use wireless (like with a laptop) you will save money and hassle by sticking with a wired only router 2. If you decide wireless, find out what kind of wireless adapter your computer has. Is it 802.11G or 802.11N. We are currently in a period where the industry is changing from the old standard "G" to a new standard "N". The new standard is faster and has greater range. But if your computer does not support "N", there is no sense in spending the extra money for an N router unless you are going to upgrade the computer. 3. Wired routers connect using Ethernet patch cords. When you go to the store to buy cables, be sure you are getting the right cable. Hanging right next to the patch cables are Crossover cables. They look the same, but are wired differently, and will not work for you. Make sure you have at least 2 patch cables. One to connect the modem to the router and one to connect the router to the computer. Even if you are going to be wireless, you must have a cable for setup. 4. Don't bet the farm on the setup CD. They only work about 90% of the time. If you cannot connect to the Internet after using the setup CD, don't panic. Just ditch the CD open the manual Access the router using your browser clone the MAC ID the chances are really good that will get you going 5. On a wireless router - don't forget to secure the router. Leaving it unsecured provides a free wireless connection to the neighborhood, and usually results in people using your connection for downloading stuff they don't want to get caught downloading on theirs Hope all that helps

Answer 3

I would suggest that you go with the sprint pcs service,it is a usb plug and play device because of the coverage area,the fact that you get huge overwhelming surplus band width, you can route it up to 4 computers it is always on with higher than for me copper hard wire providers. the card can be generally moved from computer to computer, right now i am pulling 48.8 Mb of band width, and my sprint is far faster than anyone else in the building, and costs about the same $60.00.

Answer 4

You need either:

A phone landline
Mobile phone coverage at your location
Satellite receiving equipment (costly)

Without one of these you cannot get on the internet. If you can get mobile phone coverage, you can contact one of the mobile phone companies and have a PCMCIA card on a data only tariff. It's more expensive than a broadband landline, but if you haven't a landline it is the only practical solution. I lived on a boat for some years and did just this.