re: #31 Cheechako

As far as I know, AT&T is the only company to be offering WiMax service in Alaska. The major phone company, Alaska Communication Systems (ACS) has some kind of arrangement with AT&T for long distance in Alaska but it will not include the WiMax service. For WiMax you have to sign up for AT&T local and long distance to get the cheep WiMax rate. Overall, the total cost for local, long distance, and a high speed internet connection are very comparable. Within a few bucks depending on how many minutes of long distance service (both in-state and out of state) you wanted.

If you got high speed internet through somewhere else, could you get a VoIP service for phone service? Or would that not be cheaper.