woody7
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join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | hmmm.....
why not here? 
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listenup
join:2006-09-05
Alexandria, VA | Why sell a software solution when you can sell a hardware solution too? |
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karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
iraq
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| Why not for the US?
I can see a great need for this, this would allow people in rural area's to get affordable broadband. The price difference (15,000.00) vs. (700.00) is a no brainer, why anyone would choose wimax is beyond me. Of course, that's assuming this works as advertised..
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anomus
@rr.com | Cool, then I can throw away my cantennas...
I was thinking about converting a dish network dish to connect to more distant neighbors but maybe I wont need to after all. Nothing like endless possible free internet connections.  |
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shoan
join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR | reply to woody7
Re: hmmm.....
sometimes I just have to shake my head at things. Just knowing that they can do things like this yet this is slated for places outside of the US just makes for a sad penguin |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to karlmarx
Re: Why not for the US?
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Why not for the US?
The same reason we can't make toothbrushes that last for more than two months. |
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quatrix
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join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL | What?
"The receiver in the office consists of a directional antenna linked to a modified--but otherwise standard--wireless access point."
I wouldn't call that "regular Wi-Fi hardware". |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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1 edit | This WiFi and its special directional antennas and software is designed to connect distant access points and not access points and end users. It is like the old Microwave towers that telcos used to transmit signals. After the data gets to the remote access point, then it must be distributed locally(presumably with std WiFi equipment).
Basically it is the use of relay towers that use WiFi to distribute signals.
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MrBentor
join:2003-02-18
Seattle, WA | reply to Karl Bode
Re: Why not for the US?
Yuck - do yo really want to use a toothbrush that is several months old? |
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eagleville, PA
·Comcast
1 edit | Yes, if I brush my teeth once a month
I'll believe this when I see it. There is no way a 100 mW transmission can traverse 60 miles (line of sight I presume -- useless), especially with all the interference in the 2.4 GHz band. Software is good but not that good. |
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quatrix
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join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
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Re: What?
Okay, the article is a little misleading then, especially the "it is regular Wi-Fi hardware but with modified software" part. Just relaying wifi signals doesn't seem very ground-breaking. Home routers in WDS mode already do it on a much smaller scale. |
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cdperson
The Stranger
join:2006-11-06
Canada | reply to TKJunkMail
Sounds like cellular technology. |
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fcisler
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join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY
| Regular HW
Of course it's regular hardware....did you not read the software part?!?!?
Someone at intel has the brilliant idea to "Beef up" a wrt54g, load DD-WRT on it, and using a couple of amplifiers - bump up the power to 10watts!
Now THATS why it's not going to be in the US. I pity the guy who lives next to the tower-of-power in Kazakhstan now!
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MZR
join:2006-08-12
TX | reply to verolom
Re: Why not for the US?
It is possible, LOS is the keyword. Ever thought how the 1W transmitters in the directway satellite systems can reach a satellite that is 22,000 miles away? LOS... |
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Corona
It's cool, I'm takin it back
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join:2000-03-14
Aubrey, TX | Line OF Sight
The problem is, not everyone can get LOS with a terrestrially based transmitter. |
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fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
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join:2001-05-25
Limbo | reply to MZR
Re: Why not for the US?
Well, that and HIGHLY directional antennas. . . |
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nekote
join:2000-12-16
Hopkinton, MA
| Hardware modified: LOS / point-to-point, only
Hardware "modified": antenna LOS / point-to-point, only
From the end of the article: "Additionally, a lot of the protocols and procedures in ordinary Wi-Fi communication are eliminated. Handshaking, which allows a PC and a wireless router to link up in an ordinary Wi-Fi network, and collision detection are eliminated."
"hard to align"
software permits some degree of mis-alignment.
First thing kids do is climb on the towers - jiggering the alignment.
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NOCMan
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join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
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Re: Why not for the US?
Only 1W? How high up are those satellites? I've ran setups to 23,000miles and we'd have to push a few dozen watts just to get through heavy clouds and a lot more if it was raining really bad.
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GlennAllen
join:2002-11-17
Richmond, VA | reply to Karl Bode
Two months?! Dude, you're brushin' way too hard. |
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eagleville, PA
·Comcast
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Yes, but antennas are hardware. Wi-Fi gear uses a half-dipole with a tiny 2.16 dBi gain and this article claims using existing Wi-Fi gear. Also consider the carrier frequency, noise figure and lack of line-of-sight (multiple reflections).
Allow me to remain a skeptic... |
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