On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:49 AM, beta tester khanolkardilip@gmail.comwrote:

Have you tried tikona

Tikona is not providing services in the state of jharkhand /bihar as of now and being a new service provider, don't really have any feedback from customers/market information.

Kussh

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Shamit Verma subs.linux.mum@vshamit.comwrote:

Does that location has BSNL landline or BSNL EVDO?

-Shamit

I triedBSNL EVDO or 3g at Chandigarh proper in 2008 or 2009 and was unhappy with the quality of service provided --speeds were too low and unreliable. The location does not have BSNL landline as it is in the interiors. It may open up sometime later and we hope that happens sooner than later.

Kussh

On Sunday 06 March 2011 10:10 AM, Kussh Singh wrote:

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:49 AM, beta testerkhanolkardilip@gmail.comwrote:

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Have you tried tikona

Tikona is not providing services in the state of jharkhand /bihar as of now and being a new service provider, don't really have any feedback from customers/market information.

Kussh

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What about BSNL? Are there any mobile towers that give internet too?

On Sunday 06 March 2011 06:24 PM, Kussh Singh wrote:

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Ronygnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:

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What about BSNL? Are there any mobile towers that give internet too?

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We don't have BSNL in the area. No mobile towers also.

How does the school staff normally communicate, other than letters? How will you use any mesh unless you have internet access? You will only get a LAN.

Regards,

Rony.

On 6 March 2011 20:01, Shamit Verma subs.linux.mum@vshamit.com wrote:

In that case, "Do it Yourself" WiFi or expensive WiMax are the only options.

WiFi should work, but would be finicky (specially in rains) unless you amplify the signal to 2 watts.

Regarding WiMax, you cna look up distributors for Huawei in India ( http://www.huawei.com/ap/en/catalog.do?id=301)

One will not be able to buy Wi-Max equipment in India for link setup. It requires WPC license to import any radio (yes, even WiFi). Esp. in the areas mentioned, it might be a recipe for disaster to think on these lines without getting the papers right.

-Akshay