Finally -- Wireless High Speed Internet Service
Many residents of Glasscock County now have access to high speed, wireless Internet service in their homes. According to Rod Slaton of T3 Solutions in Midland, installation will cost $250 in Garden City, the monthly fee will be $60 for a single, residential computer and the service will provide unlimited Internet access. A higher monthly charge will be necessary for business use or networks. Previously, high speed access was available only with more expensive digital satellite dishes.
Slaton says he hopes home service will ultimately be available to most people in the county. But there can be problems, such as distance from a broadcasting point, or sight line problems, such as trees or structures interfering with broadcast signals, which could prohibit its use.
Right now, he says one antenna is broadcasting off the water tower located at the school, and it should cover most of a three-mile radius around the water tower. Slaton says other antennas, pointing in different directions, will be added to the water tower later, and a broadcast point is planned for St. Lawrence.
With subscription to the service, T3 Solutions becomes one’s Internet service provider, and will host both e-mail and domains. It has no dial-up access. T3 Solutions has been working for several months to install the system with funding provided by a TIF Community Network Grant the county received in July 2002.
For more information, contact T3 Solutions at 620-0077.