{"id":3221,"date":"2019-04-02T14:59:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T14:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2019-04-02T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T14:59:34","slug":"where-the-is-a-wisp-there-is-a-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/where-the-is-a-wisp-there-is-a-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the is a WISP there is a way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While driving to #usmum2019 I happened to see this lone antenna sticking up on a house off of I30 near Dallas.\u00a0 Being a &#8220;WISP guy&#8221; I am probably just a handful of folks who recognize such things.\u00a0 If you are a wisp and think you can&#8217;t compete in urban areas remember this picture.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.mtin.net\\\/blog\\\/where-the-is-a-wisp-there-is-a-way\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3221 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure 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There could be zero broadband in this neighborhood, or there could be a lot of competition.\u00a0 If any of my readers claim this please let me know the details as I would like to do a story on you. Wireless ISPs can compete and are competing everyday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While driving to #usmum2019 I happened to see this lone antenna sticking up on a house off of I30 near Dallas.\u00a0 Being a &#8220;WISP guy&#8221; I am probably just a handful of folks who recognize such things.\u00a0 If you are a wisp and think you can&#8217;t compete in urban areas remember this picture. 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