I agree ... if you're going into it for the money, do some market researc= h and=20 competitor research first, and you'll be surprised how little profit is i= n=20 this. Put nothing's impossible. Most ISP's I've dealt with in my web=20 programming days are not actually ISP's, but resellers. You might consid= er=20 that first, build a client base, and later acquire your own equipment. But I disagree with one thing Tony said ... if you have a lot of hair to = lose,=20 then I say *don't* do it. Absolutely go into it if you've already lost a= ll=20 your hair and so can't lose anymore. :-) Cheers, -Neil. On Thursday 01 May 2003 21:02, Tony Harris scribbled: > Rather odd request to send to an electronics / hardware design list. > > I might be able to answer some of your questions off list (I started an= d > owned an ISP which I sold about 1.5 years ago), but you may want to loo= k > into some of the ISP lists I will tell you this, unless you have a lo= t of > money, time, and hair to lose, I wouldn't consider going into this busi= ness > if I were you, unless you are in an area that has NO competition - the = ISP > business market is stretched very thin, and it takes a lot at this poin= t to > break in successfully. > > Your best bet to meet other people running / starting ISP's is to do a > search on google for isp lists. > > -Tony > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rad0" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 8:24 PM > Subject: [ot]: where can I get info on being an ISP ? > > > hello, > > > > does anyone know where I can get up to date info on being an internet > > service provider(ISP) ? > > > > I'm interested in finding out about upstream service providers in > > particular. What kind of bandwidth can you get, the costs, the > > equipment, etc. > > > > any links or tips much appreciated, > > > > I've found some stuff doing searches but its very old stuff. > > > > > > thanks -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu