FanTASTIC Cringely column explains how to make your own T1-speed, symmetrical DSL connection with an obscure, $30/month telco service and an Internet connection (say, at your biz, your ISP's wiring closet, or your school). He's also got a pointer to an O'Reilly Network story explaining how to build low-cost WiFi relays for less than $400, so you can take an existing WiFi connection and rebroadcast it with another base-station — good for getting a connection running in the garage when your base-station's in the house. Given that rotten, customer-service-nightmare DSL providers like Covad are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, this seems like a pretty good alternative. Link Discuss (via /.)
FanTASTIC Cringely column explains how
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