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Local Internet Providers (ISP) |
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Written by Paul Castro
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Wednesday, 01 August 2007 |
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The following are a list of the local providers of Internet Services in Nevada County
Internet Service Providers = ISP
ISP: It's up to you to decide which of these local businesses best suit your needs- We are mentioning these businesses as they have been in operation at least several years and have local staff and support in our county which is Nevada County, California. You can get 'local' access from businesses out of the area too.
Please notify us of any changes and additions to this list! In No Particular Order:
Dial Up (By Telephone Line)
Full Spectrum Internet Access http://www.fullspectrumia.com
Nevada County Community Network http://www.nccn.net
Grass Valley Net http://www.gv.net
Nevada County Web Surfer http://www.ncws.com
NetShel http://www.netshel.net
Broad Band (over 12KBps)
DSL: Full Spectrum Internet Access http://www.fullspectrumia.com
"canopy" terrestial wireless http://www.smarterbroadband.com
Local Satellite installer of corportae hughes.net & WildBlue.Com service http://www.hughtower.com
Out of Town (corporate) BroadBand AT&T DSL http://www.att.net
Satellite Internet
Hughes Satellite Internet & WildBlue! See: http://www.hughtower.com approaches DSL speeds BUT has 'latency'issues which is: the Delay due to the speed of electromagnetic radiations as you communicate with a satellite over the equator 22,000 miles away! One also requires a clear view of the sky to the south in the correct direction.
One should see such a system in operation before settling on it as this 'delays' can inituially be offputting, though download speeds are fine and upload speeds are acceptable. Used where other high speed means are not readily available. NOTE there is usually a Contract of over a year, and no way of knowing for sure when DSL will reach your area!
Equipment is about $300.00 and monthly about $60.00
CELL/Mobile Access
The cell phone service can deliver up to 12KBps in our area, using services often known by acronyms and names like "Celllular Broadband". Typically, one does NOT use one's cell phone, but rather a proprietary "WWAN" (Wireless Wide Area Network) that all require a proprietary card of type PCMCIA/PCCARD
or more recently, USB which delivers service at about 5 times dial up speed, or ten times less thatn DSL.
Thsi typicalyl works most places you could get cell reception, including your home, and most places nationally, but not all! : )
In major urban areas the service may appreoach DSL speeds and this technology MAY be extended to areas like ours (rural!) in the future.
Cost: About $60 a month. Thsi is know to be available from Verizon, Cingular and probably others. There is little or no latency (transmission delay) which one woudl experience with satellite soltions. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 22 September 2008 )
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