countryhick
join:2004-09-12
Lonedell, MO | Perhaps?
Perhaps I can now stop begging one of the local WISP's to co-locate on a nearby tower. Then again, probably not.  Oh well, living out in the boonies does have some drawbacks. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
1 edit | huh?
For instance, you could record your favorite TV show from a mobile phone and watch it on TV later at home.
They already have something that does that - it's called a tivo.
wonder how much it will cost to record a tv show on your mobile phone? and what kind of DRM will it have? and whether it will only play on certain TVs? and what resolution?
what are these idiots thinking? |
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sgossard34
Premium
join:2004-08-26
Philadelphia, PA | They are thinking how silly you are for believing their over-hyped PR  |
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DSLTech
join:2000-12-30
San Jose, CA
| finally industry getting a clue
wimax is the sh*t, and poeple need to start realizing this. i've always been surprised by the negativity and hesitance, although there are probably good reasons for the established companies to be hesitant to migrate or accept change ... thats the dark side of capitalism.
innovate, innovate, innovate .. but then, wait, um, no, dont innovate, that will cost us. lets reverse or impede technological evolutionism.
... keep the money flowing ... yeah. there there now. |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
| just for fun
I'll play the tin foil hat card... more rf, more cancer and people complaining, on and on and on... both sides of the debate say neither one can prove anything... to me that means there must be some truth to both sides, and that the ultimate truth is somewhere in between.
anyway, just for your consideration:
»www.pctoday.com/editorial/articl···sp&guid=
-big article about this and that...
then there's this one....
»www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx···le=32320
the original story about the Swedish town that had a bunch of people calling in to the hospital right when a tower was turned on... hmm...
personally, I think some good wireless broadband has been a long time coming. |
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cableties
Premium
join:2005-01-27
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Fun.
Yep, when the birthrate declines big time.
Or the mutations/defects rise.
And after 10 years, a study shows that those who procreated near WiMax feeds had highest rate of defects/cancer. Oh wait, those folks had expired.
Tin siding makes a comeback!
Leaded glass is in!
Shielded drywall sale! Use our Rad-Shield primer and double the protect! (must exit your home to guarantee reception)
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ricep5
Premium
join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL
 ·AT&T Southeast
 ·AT&T CallVantage
·VoicePulse
·Comcast Formerly ..
| Home town call
"Sprint Nextel is matching Clearwire's commitment by vowing to spend $3 billion to provide WiMax access for more than 100 million people by 2008."
Follow the money, it seems Intel is the one doing all the "matching".
"Already, Clearwire has aggressive plans to roll out a proprietary version of WiMax across the U.S. and parts of Europe."
Proprietary? They already have that with their "pre WiMax" as they like to call it. |
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viperm
Carpe Diem
Premium
join:2002-07-09
Winchester, CA
| If you are reall informed abotu wimaxx all it is, is a better form of routing the wireless protocal.
People think they are going to be pushing multi hundreds of megabits. Well I have to let you know SORRY it aint going to happen! the bottleneck is the LAP PC card etc.
Point to point systems will do higher bandwidth but the WIMAX end all be all is not what people think it is going to be. Mark my words!
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FightingBlue
join:2006-04-08
Warsaw, NY
| reply to cableties
Re: just for fun
LOL, if anybody really buys that line of reasoning, they're better off not procreating anyway. RF from WiMax or any other wireless internet would be a drop in a very large bucket compared to your average 50 kilowatt radio station, or for that matter that giant unshielded fusion reactor we call the sun. |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
Premium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL
| yay?
I can't judge simply because I never tried WiMAX but when it's avialable I would see. But it's good to see new technologies being pushed into the field, nothing is better than innovation in the market.
Maybe WiMax is not the best technology out there, but it's a step in the right direction at least. Wireless broadband is the next big thing. I sure hope it improves and provides a big market boom. |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
·CenturyLink
| reply to FightingBlue
Re: just for fun
said by FightingBlue  :LOL, if anybody really buys that line of reasoning, they're better off not procreating anyway. RF from WiMax or any other wireless internet would be a drop in a very large bucket compared to your average 50 kilowatt radio station, or for that matter that giant unshielded fusion reactor we call the sun. Oh, sure...point out the obvious.
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | Or that cellphone in your pocket. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
| reply to nasadude
Re: huh?
said by nasadude :For instance, you could record your favorite TV show from a mobile phone and watch it on TV later at home.They already have something that does that - it's called a tivo. wonder how much it will cost to record a tv show on your mobile phone? and what kind of DRM will it have? and whether it will only play on certain TVs? and what resolution? what are these idiots thinking? the data bill for downloading just one episode is likey to cost more then a dvd set of the same show.
thay may have a plan but you will likey need buy the data plan + the tv show plan to get it. |
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The Folsom
Kindly Shut Your Noise Hole.
Premium
join:2003-01-31
Yucaipa, CA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to PDXPLT
Re: just for fun
said by PDXPLT :Or that cellphone in your pocket. Oh; you mean the one right next to my testes? That must be why I have that warm feeling every time some one calls me...
I wonder if they make tin foil hats for the old "stack and swivel?"
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"Gimme a 'C'! A bouncy 'C'! There once was a boy from Nantucket whos 'Da Da Da Dee Dee Dee' whatever the hell else you want..." |
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