[LakeCleElum]

Well - I started building my retirement home in the Summer of 2004. A Qwest telephone person promised me DSL would be at my property line by spring of 2005.

Fast forward to now, wife has retired and we're gonna move when the house in town sells. Ready to hook up a phone line, Qwest sez they can only do dial-up. No current plans to run DSL out to my new house on 3 acres, 6 miles from town.

So, I look at options. 2 local outfits claim they can get me high speed Wireless. BUT, I have to be line of sight to their tower on 2 different mountains. One wants $300 for equipment and hookup, the other wants $800.....I have a great mountain view, but not either to either mountain their towers are on, too many trees in the way.

So, now I'm looking at Verizon wireless broadbrand. A friends uses it in my area when she comes from Phoenix to visit her mother that lives by me. Claims it's high speed and works great. $100 for the box and $60 a month if you already have a Verizon phone (I do). BUT, if I do this, I don't want to deal with Qwest for even a land line and instead use a cell phone and a Skype Phone.

The Verizon fine print sez: Unlimited, but you cannot download movies, use Voice over Internet phone, etc.....

Anyone have opinions on Verizon Wirless Broadband? U use anything like a Skype or Vonnage phone with it? I checked and I'm in an area with coverage....Thanks...