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Yeah, anyone who has capital, technical expertise, billing systems, merchant accounts for cc's and debit cards, staff to answer phone calls and do tech support 24/7, an email server with anti-virus and anti-spam, webservers, SSL certs, blah de blah blah blah .... the list goes on.
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TKJunkMail
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1 edit | Sounds great; but MUST deliver a product
It is one thing to claim a wonderful technical breakthrough and quite another to actually engineer a working product for sale. This technology(xMax) has been kicking around and making noise for quite awhile.
»40Mbps, 15 miles, Less Than a Watt of Power
».0005 Watt Wireless
»xMax Wireless
»A Broadband Whisper
They better get a move on and deliver something soon or they will never be heard from again. Just another candidate for winner of the annual Vaporware contest.
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RayW
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| That is one hefty carrier!
Looking at the spectrum analyzer display, they show an ordinary FM broadcast signal down in the mud, and the xMax carrier about 50 dB greater than the FM broadcast signal.
Of course we do not know what the relative distances are, but while we know that signals in the mud can provide useful data (hand held GPS units come to mind), multiple high bit rate data? Even with a powerful 'coordination' channel, I think they will have problems, especially if there is a lot of traffic.
The site has some interesting facts mixed in with some items that sound good, but look questionable. Not having worked in RF design for a long time, all I can say is - 'Do not invest your money unless you can stand to loose it'.
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grcore
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1 edit | pump-n-dump
Hmmm...this company is being backed by the merchant bank of Mooers Branton. Who have been reported as scam artists with elaborate schemes to pilfer company assetes and defraud investors worldwide. Looks like the ole' pump-and-dump.
Edit: Interesting article:
»www.offshorebusiness.com/message···&page=88 |
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AJ023
join:2001-12-25
Forest Hills, NY
| reply to RayW
Re: That is one hefty carrier!
The credibility of those involved is enormous.
We shall see what happens since they claim a working device will be out the middle of this year.
Either it works which would revolutionize broadband delivery, or it will fail. Startups like this have a risk factor. For every 10 that come out, only 1 will succeed or maybe even less. For rural areas and areas without broadband it makes more sense especially for inhome usage.
In my case for residential I have inbuilding fiber to my basement and coaxial up to the apartment. So in my case, for lets say less than 1k feet of distance, this technology really doesnt change anything.
I wish the best of all these companies whether it be nethercomm, XG Technology, companies working on BPL, and the like. If something hits it right, we shall see from so far all of these types of companies have fallen on their faces. |
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Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA | Yet another...
wireless "product". Hopefully the wireless connection(s) eventually plateau and we dont have new ones springing up every week with a new specification. |
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rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA
| reply to RayW
Re: That is one hefty carrier!
said by RayW  :Looking at the spectrum analyzer display, they show an ordinary FM broadcast signal down in the mud, and the xMax carrier about 50 dB greater than the FM broadcast signal. I've wondered about this, too. This seems to be another "the data is in the sidebands, ignore that fat carrier in the middle, it's just a clock" system. I'm curious about their power level claims. Do their figures include the clock carrier? |
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AJ023
join:2001-12-25
Forest Hills, NY
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Re: pump-n-dump
grcore: They have NOT been indicted or charged with a crime and convicted.
Unless you can prove they got convicted in a crime, your comment is baseless. They have not even been indicted with a crime.
Unless of course you have documentation to prove otherwise. |
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rf_engineer
join:2003-08-04
USA
| reply to AJ023
Re: That is one hefty carrier!
said by AJ023 :The credibility of those involved is enormous. Do you really mean their credibility is enormous, or are you implying their credibility is at stake (serious question)? It looks like the principles involved in this venture have been down this road before:
»www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/09/xmax/
I'm not implying this is fraudulent, but at this point there's not much credibility to go on, unless you know of some public information showing otherwise. |
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jdir
join:2001-05-04
Santa Clara, CA
| Doesnt do us anygood if there is no standard
They need to submit to IEEE and make their radio standard. We're not jumping into a technology if all we can do is buying from one vendor - I dont like dumping my money into something that get obsolete in a year or less or find out no one is using the same stuff |
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King P
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Inman, SC
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1 edit | reply to Industry_Pro
Wireless ISP
actually, it isn't that difficult to become a wireless ISP. Speakeasy actually helps you set it up. Speakeasy does all of my credit card processing, but I do the tech support and set the customer up on my wireless LAN.
Speakeasy is the exception to the rule. Unlike the Bells, they (Speakeasy) thinks outside of the box.
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nekote
join:2000-12-16
Hopkinton, MA
| Ultra low power RF data links sure would be nice!
Ultra low power RF data links sure would be nice!
Have to really wonder if this is real, though.
Physics - RF energy level diminishes as the square of the distance, right?
Gotta' mean one hell of a sensitive new receiver / amplifier / detector, as compared to what's used today??? OR, only works with a, say, 3 meter parabolic dish pointed exactly at the transmitter???
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mmoon
join:2005-12-03
Marietta, GA | Looks to be
Surface info from xG make this appear to be an adaptation of VMSK (vmsk.org). |
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rtober
@comcast.net
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Re: pump-n-dump
grcore, your comments are nothing short of slander. Unless you are intimately familiar with the details of your pumped up accusations I would retract your comment. In actuality, the fact is Moores Branton were victims of of a disgruntled employee who had ties to a Sarasota newspaper that printed untrue claims of investor fraud. These claims have been thrown out of court and Moores Branton have been found inocent of any wrongdoing. Fact is, Xmax will be the next Microsoft, Google or Qualcomm. Just sit back and watch. |
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comeonnow
@Red-88-8-75.dynamicI | reply to grcore
This story says nothing about a pump and dump. As a matter of fact it speaks volumes regarding how valuable the technology was even back in 2002. Don´t be an alarmist flat earther. |
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