We surf at 512K speeds but downloads are slower. Since we live in the country, and my boyz and their friends are gamers, we needed high speed broadband with no delay. DSL was too slow and unavailable, no cable service, direct satellite has a delay so we settled for this:
How it Works
ShoMeCom provides high speed Internet service via a state-of-the-art wireless broadband system. Unlike DSL or cable modem we do not depend on the availability of legacy telephone or cable TV infrastructure. Unlike satellite our performance does not suffer from the delay associated with a 23,000-mile path up and down.
A small radio mounted at the customer's location connects directly to one of our base stations located within 10 miles. The base stations are in turn connected to a high speed OC3 connection to the Internet. The air-link between the customer and the base station is a proprietary system that uses authentication and encryption to protect against rogue users and attackers.
The customer antenna connects to a broadband router via a standard CAT 5 ethernet cable. A surge suppressor and grounding is included to protect the customer's equipment from lightning or static discharges. An AC adapter powers the antenna over the CAT 5 cable. The router is an administrative demarcation point that allows customers to build their home network independently. ShoMeCom believes that home networking is an area of tremendous innovation that we wish to enhance.