[Shenlug] EVDO antenna on roof.

[Miles D. Oliver]

   I had to do the antenna installation myself.  Nobody would return calls 
or want to do the job.

   I rigged a safety rope off the truck with my winch behind the house and 
got up there and installed the Wilson Trucker antenna on my own.  It was a 
feat I do not wish to repeat but I am now getting an EVDO Broadband signal 
into the house.  A WEAK ONE but an EVDO signal just the same.

   Now I have to buy an amplifier to increase the signal strenght to get 
better speeds. I'm right now about 1.5 miles outside of the Sprint EVDO 
coverage according to the maps but I do get a signal.

  Hopefully it will be strong enough to dump Wave2Net.com





On Fri, 22 Feb 2008, Miles D. Oliver wrote:

>
> Can anybody in the Winchester Area recommend any handyman or other services 
> that could mount an antenna on my roof for me?
>
> I've been 'struggling' with a lousy ISP, Wave2Net and given poor service, 
> high latentcy, and a big monthly price tag for the last 3 years since coming 
> to Winchester.
>
> Where I live, Cedar Creek Grade (Rt.622) south of Opequon is a wasteland for 
> Internet services. No Cable, CO Too far for DSL, and Forget HugesNet or Wild 
> Blue as their service is just as lousy as Wave2Net I hear.
>
> I work for Sprint and was issued an EVDO card for the laptop and inside the 
> house I can get only 1xRTT speeds with a 150dn/100up max. The EVDO signal 
> stops about a mile away from my house.
>
> Outside with an external Antenna at ground level I have been able to get EVDO 
> speeds with weak signal. Placing the antenna on the roof should bring the 
> signal in and give me comprable speeds as my existing connection
> of 700dn/300up and possibly even better.  The signal could be even better 
> with an amp.
>
> Which brings me to mounting the new Antenna on the roof.  I've called several 
> handyman services in Winchester and NOBODY is returning my calls. I even 
> called A1/Antenna, thinking they would be able to help and was told,  "We 
> don't do antennas anymore".
>
> I need to find an insured company that will be willing to spend 2 hours to 
> come to my house and mount my new antenna on the roof, feed a line into the 
> vent and take down the Wave2Net antenna.
>
> I don't want some 'fly by night' company that if the guy survived the fall 
> off my roof would he would be looking to take over my house once he healed 
> up..
>
> Wave2Net would charge me anyway to take down the antenna and I couldn't trust 
> them to properly seal the holes made from their mount.
>
> Anybody know of a company that actually RETURNS CALLS and is willing to do a 
> small job? 20 years ago I would have been all over this roof myself but not 
> now.
>
> Miles D. Oliver
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  Miles D. Oliver
  Winchester Va

  Vegetarian - Indian word meaning BAD HUNTER..