Wireless over 10+ miles (Mr. Bandel?)

[Ken Moffat]

Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> With my recent change of jobs, I have higher demand for fast Internet speeds. 
> I live in the boonies so DSL and Cable are not an option (ok, so the n00b 
> CAble salesman thinks they can get me hooked up on 10/18, but let's be real) 
> at&t just rejected my T1 purchase order (after making me wait a month for the 
> estimate).  I'd like to consider paying someone else for their broadband, and 
> using point-to-point wireless to bring me the last few miles.
>
> My initial plans are two of the following:
> * WRT-54GL running OpenWRT (the full-featured Linux codebase)
> * High-gain Yagi antenna set on a 30-ft antenna tower (get over trees/stuff)
>
> (David in particular)
> Would you recommend using the above setup (I already have the routers), or do 
> you recommend some other hardware to handle the wireless portion?
>
> This is going to happen relatively soon, so any input would be valued.
>   

These solutions seem pretty expensive. My boss uses a Verizonwireless 
card, good speed, and I think you can hook up a router somehow (at least 
I saw a picture of that on the web). The national access plan is not 
cheap, but might be a better option than putting in a big tower antenna.