Internet Access Rochester area Internet Service Providers and other Internet Access Internet Access Fiber Cable DSL Dial-up Wireless Development See Also Fiber Frontier Communications — Offers internet and phone themselves and works with DISH Network to provide satellite TV service for the 3 service bundle. Note: Fiber only available in certain locations. Greenlight Networks — Limited areas, but expanding Cable Spectrum — The area's largest internet provider for residents of Rochester and its suburbs.
DSL CLEAR Rochester Frontier Communications see http://www.dslreports.com Dial-up Bluefrog Wireless GSM: AT&T operates a 3G HSPA network in the greater Rochester area. T-Mobile operates 3G HSPA and HSPA+ (marketed as "4G") data networks in the greater Rochester area. CDMA: Verizon Wireless operates 3G (EVDO) and 4G (LTE) data networks in the greater Rochester area. Sprint operates 3G (EVDO) and 4G (WiMax) data networks in the greater Rochester area.
NYSYS airAccess - formally NYSYS Broadband WiMAX: Clearwire is planning to offer service in Rochester in the autumn of 2007. By summer 2007 they were offering service in Syracuse. Cost is somewhat competitive to cable and DSL. Transfer rates are 256kbps up and 768kbps, 1.5Mbps, or 2Mbps down.
What is WiMAX? See Wikipedia's information on WiMAX. WiFi Hot Spots Development The Sewer Fiber Optic Network See Also Companies/Telecommunications Computer Interest Groups Computer Stores Cyberlinkages Hackers Podcasts WiFi Hot Spots