Comments on: Internet Service While Living Off The Grid

By: Shannon Thrasher

Shannon Thrasher — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:01:04 +0000

I can’t find much information about this anywhere either.

Im often working in remote locations that are void of cell reception. Besides sat phones, what cell technology gives me the best chances of contacting a network to make phone calls? I’m especially concerned about emergency services, but would also like to know about standard calling.

I’ve heard push-to-talk has excellent “off the grid” capabilities, but can I only contact people within a certain range, or does push-to-talk from remote areas give me access to my contacts anywhere on the network? What is the range for push-to-talk off the standard grid?

I’ve done some googling and checked Nextel’s site, but couldn’t find any definitive answers.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:26:11 +0000

I know I’m probably dreaming, but has anyone found a way to boost Verizon phone signal in a river canyon (off the grid) in any way that would provide communication with my Blackberry Curve2 ? I have a cabin 1000 feet below the highway. While with Nextel, I’d get a signal up on the highway, but not with Verizon. With Verizon, we’re apparently in a dead zone in the Sierra foothills. I do get a signal within a few miles down the highway.

By: ConnerPlainLiving

ConnerPlainLiving — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:18:53 +0000

Whatever you do, don't deal with Wildblue Satelite service. Just Google Wildblue sucks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:32:45 +0000

http://www.offthegridbroadband.com for security

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:57:01 +0000

I would go with a two way satellite internet connection. http://www.offthegridbroadband.com

By: ethan1066

ethan1066 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:23:08 +0000

i had poor internet air card service. The Wilson amplifier seemed to speed up internet access. We also use in in our Jeep and motorhome to improve reception while traveling.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:32:55 +0000

Well, living off the grid, doesn't that mean being untraceable rather then completely disconnected? In that case you quite definetely live ON THE GRID, since you have contract with your ISP, that means the data you send over the air can be matched with name, that means traceable, that means on the grid.

However, this could definetely be obfuscated by using various types of encryption, TOR, Uruguay anaonymous proxies etc.

Still my comment stands, you live on the grid, you pay a bill for something. Or does the "have contract w/ Verizon" mean one of the pre-paid sim cards for internet connection?