Bell South to offer broadband without wires in Florida

[James_F]

http://news.com.com/2100-1033-980396.html?tag=fd_top

BellSouth said Monday that it began testing a powerful wireless network it believes can help bridge the nation's digital divide.
The telephone and broadband provider will use "fixed wireless" equipment to deliver high-speed Web access to 100 customers in Daytona, Fla., for the next three months, according to a BellSouth representative. The trial run is a crucial step before a full-scale launch


Very interesting indeed. Maybe Rking can keep an eye on this for us.

[Richard King]

Bell South has been offering DSL in parts of Vero Beach for about 18 months now. The CO is about 300 feet from my house, so I am sure I could probably do quite well if I hooked up with them. Since I still have Starband and am a dealer for them, I get dealer rates ($39/mo.) and I can also test the system if a customer calls with problems, and so will probably keep them. I have a small apartment attached to my house here and the renter has DSL. When time permits I will check to see what speeds he is getting. There is also a small outfit here offering wireless access. They are (or at least were a year ago) quite expensive. I have switched a couple of them over to Starband because of cost. I will watch to see if the BS wireless service ever appears near here.