Mobile Satellite Internet might be an option depending on the coverage and finding a place on-board with a view of the sky. Heck, they even have suitcase models.
Firstly, Hughes no longer requires a phone line for upload -- I have HughesNet right now and use it for up/downloads.
I tried extending my service to my neighbors -- I found that 900mHz radios worked better than the usual 802.11 frequencies but still had trouble penetrating trees and foliage at about 150yds let alone the claimed 1mile. Almost anything works fine if you truly have line-of-sight but otherwise look for 900mHz equipment. Good antennas help but are not a panacea.
You can put in your own DSL link. The costs for the modems is much higher than for the usual telephone DSL but a lot less than $10,000. You can then use one- or two-pair wiring to make the connection. Another option is using coax.
Use an old mouse (optical probably works better) for the sensor, attach to a long-period pendulum, write some software for filtering and display, and keep track of local seismic activity.
While I like the buy-1-give-1 approach, how about a buy-1-get-1, too. Time Magazine (11/12/2007) said that anyone can buy one for $150 -- they forgot to tell anyone where!
Version 2.0 will further extend the wireless networking ability of TiSP Version 1.0 to rural areas. The problem with rural areas is that they are not served by sewer systems but usually by septic systems. Version 2.0 will allow the use of septic drain fields in the ground as high directional antennas for interconnecting nodes to extend the TiSP networking up to 5.34567 miles from another TiSP node and allow for coverage of vast areas currently not covered by any existing wireless or wired networks.
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Mobile Satellite Internet might be an option depending on the coverage and finding a place on-board with a view of the sky. Heck, they even have suitcase models.
Fiber optic is another possibility. Costs are about the same as for DSL but you don't have to worry about lightening!
Firstly, Hughes no longer requires a phone line for upload -- I have HughesNet right now and use it for up/downloads.
I tried extending my service to my neighbors -- I found that 900mHz radios worked better than the usual 802.11 frequencies but still had trouble penetrating trees and foliage at about 150yds let alone the claimed 1mile. Almost anything works fine if you truly have line-of-sight but otherwise look for 900mHz equipment. Good antennas help but are not a panacea.
You can put in your own DSL link. The costs for the modems is much higher than for the usual telephone DSL but a lot less than $10,000. You can then use one- or two-pair wiring to make the connection. Another option is using coax.
Use an old mouse (optical probably works better) for the sensor, attach to a long-period pendulum, write some software for filtering and display, and keep track of local seismic activity.
While I like the buy-1-give-1 approach, how about a buy-1-get-1, too. Time Magazine (11/12/2007) said that anyone can buy one for $150 -- they forgot to tell anyone where!
Version 2.0 will further extend the wireless networking ability of TiSP Version 1.0 to rural areas. The problem with rural areas is that they are not served by sewer systems but usually by septic systems. Version 2.0 will allow the use of septic drain fields in the ground as high directional antennas for interconnecting nodes to extend the TiSP networking up to 5.34567 miles from another TiSP node and allow for coverage of vast areas currently not covered by any existing wireless or wired networks.