Internet Access

Internet Access

Rochester area Internet Service Providers and other Internet Access

Internet Access Fiber Cable DSL Dial-up Wireless Development See Also

Fiber

• Frontier Communications — Offers internet and phone themselves and works with DISH Network to provide satellite TV service for the 3 service bundle. Note: Fiber only available in certain locations.
  

• Greenlight Networks — Limited areas, but expanding

Cable

• Spectrum — The area's largest internet provider for residents of Rochester and its suburbs.

DSL

• CLEAR Rochester
  

• Frontier Communications
  

• see http://www.dslreports.com

Dial-up

• Bluefrog

Wireless

• GSM:
  

• AT&T operates a 3G HSPA network in the greater Rochester area.
  

• T-Mobile operates 3G HSPA and HSPA+ (marketed as "4G") data networks in the greater Rochester area.
  

• CDMA:
  

• Verizon Wireless operates 3G (EVDO) and 4G (LTE) data networks in the greater Rochester area.
  

• Sprint operates 3G (EVDO) and 4G (WiMax) data networks in the greater Rochester area.
  

• NYSYS airAccess - formally NYSYS Broadband
  

• WiMAX:
  

• Clearwire is planning to offer service in Rochester in the autumn of 2007. By summer 2007 they were offering service in Syracuse. Cost is somewhat competitive to cable and DSL. Transfer rates are 256kbps up and 768kbps, 1.5Mbps, or 2Mbps down.
  

• What is WiMAX? See Wikipedia's information on WiMAX.
  

• WiFi Hot Spots
  

Development

• The Sewer Fiber Optic Network

See Also

• Companies/Telecommunications
  

• Computer Interest Groups
  

• Computer Stores
  

• Cyberlinkages
  

• Hackers
  

• Podcasts
  

• WiFi Hot Spots

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2005-07-25 09:35:30   It's pretty clear comparing the prices here to prices in a bigger city, that competition in bigger cities lowers the cost. —FarMcKon

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2007-05-21 00:01:28   For those who aren't up-to-the-minute updated on technological advances in internet technologies, instead of using acronyms with no descriptions for wireless technologies, maybe we should explain them a teeny bit more for someone who doesn't keep up-to-date or is less tech-oriented. Or link to an article on it with the basic idea, like we do on WiMAX. I only know what WiMAX is because it's in my textbook from fall semester. —JoannaLicata

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2008-03-25 13:35:12   Is anyone reading this using Clearwire? I am curious about its performance. —RudyBang

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2008-08-14 23:27:02   added changes to TW rate, added PowerBoost information —PhillipDampier

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2010-06-14 13:12:03   Are there any developments on Clearwire? It is well past autumn of 2007, but I am still not able to get service from them. —Ackj