Long Range WIFI

Find a local ham radio operator to ask about antenna location. Here's a page about using a satellite dish for wifi,

Another possible option, if available in your location, is cellular. Both Verizon (CDMA 1x/EV-DO) and Cingular (GPRS/EGPRS/EDGE) have unlimited data packages at $60/month with speeds that may be far higher than your dialup (100-300 Kbps). T-Mobile has an unlimited data package at $20/month with a voice plan or $30/month without a voice plan, but current speeds are limited to GPRS (40-50 Kbps).

With anything but an absolutely clear line of sight between you and the truck stop Wifi simply will not work. Sorry.

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How many other people / houses are between you and the truck stop? It may not be possible with the treelines blocking your line of sight, but you could relay the signal through houses or other people along the way. By doing that, you could blast a signal through the trees and it would be more likley to work because of the shorter distance.

You could share the connection and divide the cost among the people or provide them with free internet. If you can negotiate and create a relay system, you should be able to get through the trees.

The truck stop has (2) directional antennas, which are only mounted about

Tim

Unfortunately they are about 60 degrees to the west of me. I think the beam is pretty narrow so this limits my ability to catch the signal.

Tim

Are those pointed toward you?