Apparently you can get WiMax in LIC
Some small companies end up cutting the cord altogether. When Lou Weisenbacher, who manages IT for Silver Star Motors, called up its Internet provider to get service outages fixed, he was told that he was out of luck. The Long Island City, N.Y., Mercedes-Benz dealership was located near an area notorious for problems.
Silver Star used an Internet connection from Broadview Networks Inc., but the underlying network was owned by Verizon Communications Inc., meaning Broadview had little control over the quality of service.
Last August, Silver Star switched over to a wireless WiMax service from Towerstream. "We've never gone down since," Mr. Weisenbacher says. Silver Star pays less than $400 a month for its WiMax connection, compared with $800 a month for the traditional Internet provider.
Verizon spokeswoman Heather Wilner says there had been service issues in the area as a result of flooding and construction workers accidentally cutting its cable. But the service issues have been resolved, she adds.
Limited Market?
Towerstream says 65% of its 900 customers are in the small- and midsize-business category. Business Only says roughly two-thirds of its 300 customers are small and midsize operations.
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