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Students Seek Widespread Internet Access
Russ Jones writes "As a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we have been struggling with finding ways to provide internet access to our growing off-campus students - currently, students have few to no options other than traditional, expensive, commercial providers. After feeling out large contracts through the University with major providers, it has become clear that they do not want to play ball with a public institution. Regardless, as a student I am still very interested in finding a solution to at least some of the woes. Students at Carolina are required to purchase laptops, many of which are wireless enabled. The University has put a lot of funding into wireless initiatives (but has only looked into using short-distance access points). Are there any long distance alternatives, that could possibly stretch a mile or more in radius? Any ideas on possible alternatives?"
you go to a school that is not exactly a 2 year degree mill, but you cannot use google. I shall show you the way:
Click Here. Choose the first link and read. I go to a shitty state school. It took you longer to write that bullshit Ask Slashdot than it would have to use a little common sense. Are you used to having things just handed to you?
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Shit... at best, you're paying around $7000/yr to go to school. Spending an extra $350/yr for dialup isn't going to break the bank. Here I am, taking out loans on $15k/yr, living with my GD parents, and you complain about a public school not subsidising your broadband?
If paying for it is really that bad, move in w/ a couple geeks and spread the cost of the connection between you.
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