st.thomas bound

Kathy,
I have a nice who moved to St Thomas 3 years ago to start a business and I know she would be glad to answer all of your questions. The Cyber-Zone is the name of the
business and it is located in Haven Sight Mall where the cruise ships dock.
Her name is Shelley Buffington Tsewole, E-mail: STsewole@Cyber-Zone.biz. Just
mention my name.

Pat Douglas

Hello Kathy,

Welcome. There are several discussion recently on ISP providers; check out a post by Onika recently - also check the one she uses - she says good things about them. MSN also is good. The local companies are:

There are three basic types of Internet service in the U.S.V.I; dial up, wireless ADSL and Wireline ADSL. Dial Up is offered by local Internet Service providers, primarily VIPowernet and Viaccess and runs about $20 a month. Wireless ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line), which has a small antenna on your roof, is offered by VIAccess. Residential rates are around $100 per month and reliability is very good. But coverage is somewhat poor in terms of the entire island. A site survey will need to be done before you can sign up. They offer this service free. There is a tie-in discount if you also subscribe to their wireless cable TV (Antilles Wireless) service. Speeds are reported at 150-180K Wireline ADSL is run over existing telephone lines ADSL. Rates are much lower, around $70 dollars per month with an installation charge of around $200.00. This service is offered by VIPowerNet. Reliability is good; speeds are reported at 140-170 K in most areas. However the closer to the telco switch the faster speeds will be.

There is also a post by Kelly that mentions some info.

The local telephone company is Innovative Communications:
http://www.iccvi.com/company.htm

For other information on phone, mail ect. Go to

http://vinow.com/move/infrastructure/

--Islander