I know that I am being off-topic for this list but I am wondering if
you are attempting to climb the wrong tree here..

Your problem could be solved this way:
One long range wireless hop from your area to somewhere that has quick
enough broadband for all of you. This may still be an ADSL connection
with a large cap and a high downstream speed. And then run 802.11x all
around your neighbourhood. This will probably save your neighbours
cash overall, give you an interesting project, and saves bashing on
doors that don't want to be answered.

Better still if you have a local-ish ISP you could try talking to them
about a wireless project.

Want to know more? Maybe drop me a PM.

Cheers,
Dave

On 2/15/06, Tricia Balle <patricia_burgess@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> We're putting together a petition from as many people as we can on our
> rural exchange to request that Telecom enable it for ADSL. The
> exchange has had fibre optic to it for a long time and it is apparently
> a very simple matter to enable Jetstream if Telecom so chooses. Once I
> have gathered enough names to make this worthwhile, I want to send the
> letter to as many people as possible. Does anybody on this list have
> any names of people in Telecom to whom such a letter should go? There
> is such pent-up demand here - many people don't even have decent dial
> up due to the "electric fence" issue - and many have been bugging
> Telecom for a couple of years, so this is just another attempt to push
> them.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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