Moving to the country....internet access??

[crazytimes]

We are moving to Oakland, NE in a few weeks. Basically the middle of nowhere, but I'm wondering what we can do for internet access!

The people there told us about Alltel. Alltell has a dial up number for 402-685-something, and out phone # is 402-685-somthing, yet when I called they said I'm sorry we don't offer internet access for you number??

I'm totally confused.

We had wanted to get high speed internet access, but then realized that no one offers it way out in the country?

Does AOL, Earthlink, do they offer access in very rural places??

I just don't know what to do...I'm starting to get a little worried about this whole "living in the county."

What about a house fire?? Ambulance?? Heck we have to burn our own garbage!!

We've been living in Chicago for 5 years so this is a HUGE change, so just wondering if any of you live in the country or rural areas and just have any experiences.


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[Pipanella]

I've lived in the country all my life. I understand your concern, but try to embrace those wonderful aspects of it, and try to adjust to the inconveniences.

I have wireless internet, which I just got a couple of months ago, after having dial-up for 6 years. Ask your neighbors (yep, the ones that live half a mile down the road...LOL) what choices you have, but if you can get a satellite dish, such as Direct TV, you can have high-speed internet access through them (it's called DirectWay). You may be surprised at your options, but you'll just have to ask around.

You'll love the quiet, but you'll love the 'noise,' too. Frogs, crickets, etc. The smells will be different (and better, I'm betting ).

I'm sure you'll have ambulance service (it might be a local town's EMS or even the local funeral home that provides that service), and if there is a fire, the local fire department has it all worked out. No fire hydrants? I'll bet there's a suitable body of water nearby. Their trucks have water in them all ready to go, and they know where to get more.

You might have some local regulations concerning open burning, but yes, you'll be able to do that. We burn SOME things, but we have a trash pick-up service once a week. Again, ask around.

I'm in about as rural of an area as you can get, and we have access to pretty much everything. It just may take a little longer to get to it, or be a little more inconvenient, but like I said, hopefully you'll think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Feel free to ask whatever you need to, and we 'country bumpkins' will try to help! Good luck, and welcome to 'God's Country!'


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[Pipanella]

Is this rural enough for you? This is an aerial view of where I live. Our house is 2 3/8 inches from the right edge of the photo, and 1 inch from the bottom.

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And here's a close-up!! Ours is the bottom one, with the Lazy L swimming pool in the backyard.

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And just to show how REALLY rural the area is, here is an 80 square mile view!!!

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[Pipanella]

Now this is interesting. If you click on the link to the left called "Schools, Crime and Demographics for 45851," you will find some very interesting information!

By the way, the population of Haviland (the village) is only 200. They must have counted everyone that has a Haviland postal address when they tallied that population. Or else they counted all the cats and dogs. LOL

[Jennifer M.]

I found this link, but it could be what you were talking about.

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[Pipanella]

Check this link for high-speed access:

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Look here for Dial-up:

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Here for ISDN:

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[Pipanella]

Looks like Earthlink has two local access numbers for you. One is a Lyons number, and the other is a West Point number.


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[lique12]

Check out my internet service. It has a lot of dial up numbers.
http://www.access4less.net
It's $5.98 cents a month but doesn't have software have to download and if moving download before you move and it will be there when you get there.. Check it out might have a dial up number close to your new address.


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[beffie]

Here's an aerial photo, taken in 1994, of our house. The road going through the middle of photo, on the right, we are the first house; with the tiny little pull off driveway. A little over 2 inches in from right, and about an inch up from the bottom.

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Hey Pip, that 80 square mile photo of where you live... looks like a patch work quilt with all those fields going this way and that!


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My nephew lives in the Wisconsin 'boonies' and, unfortunately all he can get is AOL. Ugh!!! If Earthlink is there, by all means I would suggest you go with them.


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[blueaguave]

The Oakland Public Library, (402) 685-5113, was built in 1986 and is handicapped accessible, containing 19,000 volumes and an average annual circulation of 11,390. The library has a summer reading program for children, preschool story time, and two adult reading programs. Internet access is available to the public

(from City of Oakland, NE web page)

[pjsbabybj]

I have used a small local provider for years. My little town didn't have any local access numbers with any of the big guys, so that was my only option when I first went online. I am unsure now if I could get it with a larger company (AOL, Earthlink etc) if I didn't have area calling. You might check that out. Try checking the yellow pages for internet services in the area you are moving to. I love the service I get with them. I can call even when I just have computer questions plus I NEVER get a busy signal!


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