[Imc-tech] Re: [IMC-Space] Internet Service at the PO Building

[Zachary C. Miller]

In the long run (especially if we want to provide service to tennants)
I suggest that we get a T1. They run about $450/month for a full T1
from speakeasy.

I suggest we not bother getting a T1 until we have a plan for our
server room, for our tennants needs, and for who will be taking care
of our tech infrastructure. No sense having something fancy if there
is no one to maintain it.

I say get a Cable modem and stick a wireless access point on it. Then
you don't have to run a LAN, you don't have to hassle with anything
really. You also won't need to use the gateway machine sitting in the
closet at the IMC either.

I will be unable to help with tech stuff (or anything really) at the
Urbana PO until September at the earliest. My schedule this summer is
incredibly jam packed.

If there are other techies who can step forward to lead the planning
and implementation of tech infrastructure at the IMC that would be
excellent. I'm happy to provide a little advice, sit in on a planning
meeting, but I can't do implementation or maintenance.

Mike Lehman wrote:
> When Zach was checking out what could be done with the phone system at 
> the PO on Wednesday, we discussed the situation with internet service. 
> His recommendation was to get it via cable for the time being.
> 
> The reason for this is the problems that DSL lines seem to always have 
> when first set-up in town. I can vouch for that, as it took almost a 
> year for mine to settle down after it was first installed after many 
> frustrating experiences.
> 
> I checked pricing with Insight this morning. Monthly service for a 
> business (there is no provision for non-profits) is $99.95/month. There 
> is an installation fee of $149.95. Installation is currently taking 3 to 
> 4 business days after it is ordered.
> 
> I enquired into bulk internet service for tenants. The representative 
> indicated I would have to talk with her supervisor for more details. If 
> we still want to pursue that, I'll follow-up later. It sounds like it 
> may be pricy, so including internet service in the amenities we'll 
> provide to tenants initially is probably something we should discuss 
> more before we commit to that.
> 
> It would be good if I can schedule installation with Insight by tomorrow 
> (Friday) so that we can hope to have internet service at the new IMC 
> around the end of next week, so please give me your thoughts. The Space 
> group has approved moving forward with this, assuming it passes muster 
> with Tech. I'm cc-ing them in case the cost causes any reconsideration.
> 
> I just wanted to run this by the Tech people before we committed. Please 
> suggest other options if they appear to be more viable than this one and 
> any other concerns you might have. I really hate to feed Insight, but I 
> think we're stuck until wireless arrives in bulk in downtown. We 
> definitely need internet service ASAP at the new IMC to encourage 
> staffing -- the lack of internet at the old IMC this year has been a big 
> handicap to that.
> Mike Lehman
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