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Answer me this:
2005-09-01, 6:09 PM #1
What would it take.. (cost-wise, and equipment-wise) to construct my very own, personal ISP?
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2005-09-01, 6:13 PM #2
Depends. For dial up, I imagine it'd be possible with a webserver with a modem and a phone line. Of course only you could use it.. making it kinda pointless. It'd cost probably 1000x more than just using an existing isp :p
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2005-09-01, 6:25 PM #3
Well it all depends. If you want to support dialup users, you'd need a modem bank, one to handle each user similtaneously connected. Then to actually connect to the internet you'd need to get bandwidth from a high level provider and setup a network infrastructure to get your users connected to that rented line. Then there would be further complications if you wanted to offer DSL or cable service.
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2005-09-01, 6:29 PM #4
I believe the correct term is "Riddle me this..."

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2005-09-01, 8:30 PM #5
Originally posted by TheJkWhoSaysNi:
Depends. For dial up, I imagine it'd be possible with a webserver with a modem and a phone line. Of course only you could use it.. making it kinda pointless. It'd cost probably 1000x more than just using an existing isp :p


Uhh, that's not an ISP, that's websites.

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