Sean Waite wrote: > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Poe <tompoe at fngi.net> > > To: Thomas Johnson <tommyj27 at gmail.com> > > Cc: Sean Waite <swaite at sbn-services.com>, tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:41:12 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: Qwest Block 5 IP cost > > > > > Thomas Johnson wrote: > > >> We have three /28s through Qwest and pay something like that ($/address). >> > > >> Visi charges a similar rate as well >> > > >> http://home.visi.com/services/special/ip_address.html >> > [http://home.visi.com/services/special/ip_address.html] > > > > >> On 4/16/07, Sean Waite <swaite at sbn-services.com> wrote: >> > > > > >>> For those of you who have Qwest or similar DSL, I am very curious to >>> > > >>> know >>> > > >>> what you are paying for a block of 5 IPs with their DSL. When I >>> > > >>> originally >>> > > >>> signed up with Qwest some years back it was something like $15/year >>> > > >>> or at >>> > > >>> least that was the deal we made. Now they are charging $14.95/month >>> > > >>> which >>> > > >>> is ridiculous. >>> > > > > > > > > >>> Sean Waite >>> > > > > > > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> > > >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> > > >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> > > >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>> > [http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list] > > > > > > > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> > > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> > > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> > > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > [http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list] > > >> >> > > Minneapolis is supposed to have a 59 square mile wireless network in > > operation this Fall, right? Will smb's be able to take advantage of it > > at reasonable cost? > > Tom > > > I hope so, > currently right now I have both phone and DSL service, which I really > do not need the phone. At the moment I have a VOIP to my home. I could > just reverse this, get home phone service for a lot less and send the > phone line to the office so to speak. In that scenario I could cut my > office expense by more than 70%. Unfortunately at the moment the > Minneapolis city website really does not provide much information on > costs, just a rough $29.99 for businesses.Sean Waite > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > So, down the road, let's suppose Domino's decided to create a mesh network within its range of delivery. Customers could buy a Meraki.net box from them for $50, and plug it in, becoming a node on the Domino's "branded" mesh network. They'd get Internet for some nominal price ( or free ), and pizzas delivered with a click of the mouse. Once the mesh network saturated the delivery range, they'd be able to know their advertising costs would be whatever they had to pay a web designer. Maintenance and operation expenses would be minimal, taken up in large part by replacing the boxes, rather than troubleshooting technical issues. Looks like, to me, there are exciting times in Minneapolis, and coming soon. Tom -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: tompoe.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 340 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20070416/499d17b0/attachment.vcf