Long Range Wireless Network

[carlshog]

I desperately need a broadband internet connection, but i live in an area where i cannot recieve one. (No cable isp, out of range for DSL, Sattellite cost too much, etc.)

What i am thinking of doing is setting up a DSL account at my grandmother's house (which is about 3 miles away from mine) and then broadcasting it wirelessly to my house.

My questions are:

Is it possible?

What eqiupment do i need?

And the basic steps to getting it done?



Thanks for any help and suggestions in advance.

 

[diabloII]

even IF you broadcast it to your house, the signal and speeds are gonna be even crappier than dial-up probably, if this is even possible

 

[uzi9mm]

Yes it is very possible.

But it would require very precise methods on doing this.

Option 1: You could either spen $1k on wireless repeaters and place them like every 1,000-2,000 feet.......

Option 2: Get a router that supports an external antenna.
Get 2 onmidirectional parabolic antennas with a 20dB gain.
Have one hooked up to a compliant router w/pigtail.
And have one on your end.
Remember, for optimal connectivity and minimal signal loss, you need these antennas to be within a line of sight. No trees, no building, no mountains....
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/24ghz_802.11_wifi_dish_wlan_antennas.php


But all of this is not really worth the effort just to get a WiFi signal 3 miles away.