We do have that option...we have Adams Networks from over in Adams County but the signal still won't reach our house so we have to use wildblue. Of course our phone exchange has some of the worst phone lines in the state because we were the last phone exchange in IL to go away from party lines!!
Dish Partner Frontier buys 4.8 million lines
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We do have that option...we have Adams Networks from over in Adams County but the signal still won't reach our house so we have to use wildblue. Of course our phone exchange has some of the worst phone lines in the state because we were the last phone exchange in IL to go away from party lines!!
I would like to see them try wireless in this county. Population to sparse and terrain way to hilly. Thats cell phones are a pipe dream for many parts of the county. And with wireless, you need LOS to the tower! GOOD LUCK!
i work for frontier as an I&R tech and we offer standalone DSL, just call and ask about it
Yeah you are not kidding, heck cell phone service is at its worst in the biggest town in the county. It is a radio broadcasters nightmare trying to do a good ole WIVC contest outta there. If I know I am heading down there I usually bring a box of phone cable so that I can plug into the school system some how haha.
If someone wanted to, you could startup your own wireless in your neighborhood, getting a T-1 or fiber line and it would be like splitting the cost among your neighbors with the wireless gear. Get 20 neighbors and split the costs.
Yeah but how much extra do they charge for the standalone DSL when you do not purchase phone service with it?
as one who lives where Frontier surrounds the rural communites I see great news from this. While frontier serves the rural communities they not only care about their network, but they do it with pretty good rates. In fact I believe for a bit not too long ago actually in the Watson, IL area(just outside Effingham) they had a promo where you got one of those ultra mini laptops for signing up for their DSL service. and from reading the story from DSLreports they will look at Verizon's FIOS idea to see if it would work in the rural areas. This IMO should be processed as quickly as possible.
our laptop promo just ended, a netbook for free if you took DSL max with a 2yr term (well $45 shipping)
im sure the map wont, the transition will take up to a year, in the meantime the rural Verizon property's will be renamed "SpinCo" then Frontier
a map was posted in an investor document posted with their conference call announcing the purchase of those lines.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/Externa...9MzM3NTc4fENoaWxkSUQ9MzIyMTk3fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1
It's certainly not at all clear that this isn't just their current service foot print, and doesn't include the switch-over foot print.
We were at my in-Laws today and they mentioned that Frontier was buying Verizon in the Midwest. This makes more sense reading everything here. I had asked how that would affect their FIOS since they have the TV, Internet, and Phone service and my Faher-in-Law said that they shouldn't see any change in service, just in the billing.
It doesn't make much sense to me since Verizon's FIOS service would have to "split" into the East coast support and the new Frontier Support. Maybe it will be the same call center, but the CSRs will answer the phone differently depending on the origin of the call.
It doesn't make much sense to me since Verizon's FIOS service would have to "split" into the East coast support and the new Frontier Support. Maybe it will be the same call center, but the CSRs will answer the phone differently depending on the origin of the call.
as far as I know in reading the situation, the FIOS services should not change one bit at all. Except it will be Frontier running it instead of Verizon. Actually IMO, if anything this could help to get more FIOS like services into the medium to small towns in the midwest.
