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Re: Ask HN: What to do about my parent's Internet?

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Post by walshemj » Tue, Jan 02, 2018, 1:15 AM UTC

coreyp_1 wrote: post #6

walshemj wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that just they ban sharing your credentials with the neighbours. If you could set up a ptp link (id say Omni on sisters house and a directional one at the parents) as a bridge from parents to sisters house. 2Km with LOS is trivial to achieve. As your effectively bridging the two houses any host in the parents house would be part of the same network and be seen as such. As in the US the phone company's responsibili…

There's a tall hill between them, so I'll have to check to see if LOS can be established.

Ah might be an issue then as would any trees in the way.

Re: Ask HN: What to do about my parent's Internet?

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Post by nikcub » Tue, Jan 02, 2018, 1:26 AM UTC

I've seen a lot of people do this with wireless bridges from Ubiquiti. You can extend networks over 20km if you have line of sight - lots of examples of it in Australia[0]

You want two of these[1] or two of these[2] - you need line of sight which might involve raising the antennas high enough

If you search around for wireless bridge or similar terms you'l find many people who have posted their solutions to similar problems such as this one[3]

As always check your local regulations - but as these products use public spectrum you should be fine, it's usually a question of what you can mount on the homes, how high and where

[0] http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2605492

[1] https://store.ubnt.com/products/nanolocom5

[2] https://store.ubnt.com/products/powerbeam-m2-400mm-us

[3] https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/how-extend-wifi-covera...

Re: Ask HN: What to do about my parent's Internet?

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Post by coreyp_1 » Tue, Jan 02, 2018, 2:56 AM UTC

nikcub wrote: post #12

I've seen a lot of people do this with wireless bridges from Ubiquiti. You can extend networks over 20km if you have line of sight - lots of examples of it in Australia[0] You want two of these[1] or two of these[2] - you need line of sight which might involve raising the antennas high enough If you search around for wireless bridge or similar terms you'l find many people who have posted their solutions to similar pr…

thanks for the info & links!

Re: Ask HN: What to do about my parent's Internet?

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Post by scalaris373 » Tue, Jan 02, 2018, 3:54 PM UTC

Hi,

I've been using a 3 Km wireless link as my only connection to the outside world (through my parents's house) for a couple of years, with great results.

We use a couple of Ubiquiti Nanobeam M5 (though you might want to look at the newer Nanobeam AC now). I'm very impressed with the quality, performance and reliability of such cheap hardware.

You DO need Line of Sight, though.

https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/nanobeamm/

Re: Ask HN: What to do about my parent's Internet?

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Post by wmf » Tue, Jan 02, 2018, 7:36 PM UTC

coreyp_1 wrote: post #5

wmf wrote: post #3

Check out Verizon or AT&T fixed wireless; it's basically a LTE router with a large antenna on the outside of the house.

Thanks! I didn't know about these services, but I just checked, and AT&T doesn't provide service here, and I couldn't find anything about Verizon offering service (or not) in my area. I may just walk into a store and ask.

If you can't get official fixed wireless, you can also install your own LTE router with an external antenna (assuming you have any bars at that location to begin with).