Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common House Technology Cost Savings

[Robert Heinich (robert]

Tim Mensch wrote "At Pleasant Hill Cohousing, we have a single business 
Internet connection that we distribute to all 32 households.  The 6Mbps 
connection costs $180/month, so only about $5.62/household"

That's great!  Who built the infrastructure to distribute the signal and who 
maintains the infrastructure?  Maybe I should look into redistributing FiOS 
when it comes into our area.

When I was looking into a community-wide wireless network, I checked with 
Time-Warner on redistributing their signal from the Common House and here are 
the prices they quoted me:  
   2Mbps x1Mbps $199.95/month
   2Mbps x2Mbps $299.95/month
   4Mbps x2Mbps $399.95/month

As wireless can be iffy, I proposed that the community be connected with cable 
internet.

So I am very interested how you distributed the service so maybe I can catch 
the wave of increased bandwidth.

-Robert Heinich
 Eno Commons Cohousing
 Durham, NC
 where after an early Spring we will see temperatures in the 20s tonight