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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. On another note by BurpingWeezer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ruby Ranch sets up the DSL, Slashdot effect takes it down...

    1. Re:On another note by MaxVlast · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, it's better than "guy installs commonly-used software on consumer device, turns it on, submits to slashdot." This is legitimately cool.

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  2. Slashdot on the horizon by Hornsby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better pen up the cattle boys, I can see a slashdot brewin' up on the horizon.

    I suddenly find myself wondering if this is the first barn slashdot has ever taken down...

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  3. Coloradoans, unite! by Chagatai · · Score: 5, Funny
    Being a Coloradoan who lives out in the farms, I can totally appreciate what my fellow statesmen did in the mountains. Without a doubt, Qwest is the worst phone company out here, even worse than its predecessor, US West. People out here call it Qworst as they have no continuity or set goals for DSL. Some of my friends in more urban areas complain about DSL being available four blocks north and south of their street, but nothing in their region. I cheer about this development and will try to implement one, pending I get a tornado-proof shed in my backyard.

    And for one last dig on Qwest, here's an often-heard Coloradoan joke: What's the difference between Qwest and Enron? About six more months.

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  4. The cost of a slashdotting by datastew · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the faq What are you recurring costs?
    The Coop pays for its data traffic on the T1 data line. This cost could be anywhere from $75 per month to about $450 per month, depending on traffic levels. After some months in service we will have a better sense of what this cost is turning out to be.

    Does anyone know whether that "about $450 per month" is the maximum charge? I guess they are about to find out. Sometimes I feel sorry for the slashdotted victims.

  5. Re:Reminds me of by ImaLamer · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's true... if my girl friend didn't pay the Cable modem bill I think I would leave

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  6. Bizarre Metaphor by snicker · · Score: 5, Funny
    Could someone explain to me what this quote means?
    If you throw a dart at a map of the United States, much of the nation can't access broadband even if they wanted to.
    I was following the story pretty well up until that point.
    *nick
    1. Re:Bizarre Metaphor by digitalsushi · · Score: 4, Funny
      Could someone explain to me what this quote means?

      If you throw a dart at a map of the United States, much of the nation can't access broadband even if they wanted to.

      I was following the story pretty well up until that point.


      If you're going to ask questions like that on Slashdot, until the farmer realized all the cows were already home!

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    2. Re:Bizarre Metaphor by red_dragon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Help, Yoda can:

      If at a map of the United States a dart you throw, access broadband even if they wanted to much of the nation can't.

      Better now?

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  7. A barn, somewhere in Colorado... by Wraithlyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zeke: Durnit! All of a sudden, the DSL got reeeaal slow, then it stopped altogether!

    Ezekiel: Hmmm, my 28.8 connection seems to be connecting fine... let's just surf on over to Slashdot... OH MY DEAR GOD

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  8. Simple, really... cause and effect by Rayonic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cause - You throw a dart at a map of the United States.

    Effect - Much of the nation can't access broadband if they wanted to.

    Solution - For the love of God, DON'T THROW THAT DART!

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    1. Re:Simple, really... cause and effect by BlowCat · · Score: 5, Funny
      Cause - You throw a dart at a map of the United States.
      Effect - Much of the nation can't access broadband if they wanted to.
      Solution - For the love of God, DON'T THROW THAT DART!
      Wrong. The right solution - ban darts. And maps.
  9. Hey, it's in Colorado by DarkHelmet · · Score: 3, Funny
    I wonder how the people in South Park are taking the slashdotting:

    Stan: Why's this damn thing taking so long?
    Kyle: Stupid slashdot crashed our DSL.
    Kenny: MFFMFMMMFMFMMMFMM
    Stan: Yeah, this movie of Cartman's mom's taking forever to download.
    Cartman: That's it! Screw you guys, I'm going home!

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  10. Way to go! by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 4, Funny

    As if slashdotting some poor guy's PDA earlier today wasn't enough, the hounds behind slashdot, the worlds #1 DOS trigger, had to go take out an entire community.

    Way to go guys!

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