I live in a small town and the isp here is lousy..is it possible to connect my pc to the net using wifi..is there some gear I can get to do this and what would it cost me?No. Wi-Fi is limited to short range coverage. Although long ange is posible, it is not very pratical for most of us.

Your alternatives are:
A. Using a nsatelite system. Very pricy.
B. CHECK nwith the CABLE TV company in your area.
C. SEE if your area is or nwill be servied by a braodband service such a s cell-phone servie.

A relative lives in a very small town, poulation 1500, and gets ngood internet nbecase he is on a hill and can get into the cell-phone system.

For example:
High Speed Internet for Rural Areas -Verizon forum
Unhapply, that indicidualjust lives in the wrong spot. You might want to check out the Verizon forum and see what others are doing. If there is any kind of high spot in your are where cell-service works, you and your neighbos can talk about a short range nrepeater into your are. If enough people wasnt it, they might do it.I was at wonder how to .com and found a place the showed how to build a unit that connects to the WiFi antenna that in CREASES the range, You would need a wireless dish, copper wire-12 gauge and cable and connectors. I have built them and they do work. But it all depends how close the receivers are.
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