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Community Sets Up Their Own DSL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-a-great-idea dept.

Thrazzle Throne writes "The folks in rural Ruby Ranch got tired of lame dial-up server. They fought the phone company for use of their un-used lines and installed their own Dsl service. Very cool read."

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  1. Re:Why didn't they just roll out CAT5? by t0qer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't know why i'm responding to you, you didn't even bother to use your REAL name. Oh well..

    First off, why do you have to be a player hater?
    Aside from that, you must be a BIG FUCKING MORON because cat5 doesnt carry shittons of voltage, it doesn't need grounding. What are you worried about lightning? Couple of points here for your unedumacted head.
    1. There are TONS of taller structures around the neighborhood for lightning to hit. There are rooftop TV antenna's, Power lines, and street lights to name a few.
    2. If lightning did manage to hit it, what's the worst that would happen? A blown switch? Big fucking deal, a $40 dollar netgear switch has to be replace.

    I can see why you posted as anonymous coward, you knew you didn't know WTF you were talking about when you made your post.