The NZ Linux Resource
From: Steve Wright (paua@quicksilver.net.nz)
Date: Tue 01 Jul 2003 - 13:28:56 NZST


Robert McDonald wrote:

>>They will only do it with overhead cabling (too expensive to go
>>underground) and will put it underground when the power company does
>>so in a year or two.
>>
>>Just be my luck that it makes it to the top of my street and no
>>further though - from there services are underground already.
>>
>Yeah. You could also knock politely on someone nearby who has cable's door and 
>discuss a connection sharing agreement. Where you pay half each of the 
>connection then pipe it to your house with 802.11b :D
>
>Or string cat 5 allong the fence line (but that can get nasty and kill NICs)
>

..and people.  /sw

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