Sprint discontinues Broadband Direct

By Jeff Smith, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published May 16, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Text size  

• 0 Comments
• Email
• Print

Sprint is discontinuing its Broadband Direct high-speed Internet service on July 31.

The service required a direct line of sight from a mountaintop transmitting tower and an antenna dish installed at a subscriber's home.

Sprint offered the service in a limited number of cities, and it hadn't been marketed for several years. The number of remaining customers wasn't immediately available.

One longtime customer, Dan Whipple, of Broomfield, said he was disappointed to learn the service was being discontinued.

Whipple said he got the service about seven years ago when he had only dial-up Internet as an option. He said the Sprint service was "terrific," producing download speeds of up to 1.5 megabits a second and serving all four computers in his home.

Featured

• Denver turns 150

  

  Read about the city's history, look at old photos and see a list of influential Denverites.

• Mount Crushmore

  

  Which four Broncos greats should be immortalized on Mount Crushmore? Vote here.

• Winter Escapes

  

  Your insider’s guide to the copious joys of the coolest season.

• Rocky Multimedia

  

  The news comes alive in our videos and slide shows. Catch up on what's happening today.

• Weekend plans?

  

  Figure out things to do this weekend with the help of our entertainment calendar.

• Season To Share

  

  The Post-News Season To Share campaign provides grants to area nonprofits.

• The Rocky @ 150 Years

  

  The Rocky was there when Colorado became a state in 1876. Read our coverage.

• A Dozen on Denver

  

  And the winner is... Robert Ziegler! See the whole fiction series by clicking here.

• Rocky Mountain Music

  

  Mark Brown blogs on the new Guns N' Roses album