calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| reply to Blackened
Geography not as much a problem as you think
I beg to differ with Shoreline (and Supervisor Mirkarimi) on the "geography" issue. WiFi tends towards line-of-sight, which isn't necessarily easier on a "mobile" or "portable" basis in level terrain because you may be effectively shooting through more buildings, trees, etc.
In hilly terrain, there may actually be a better chance that a WiFi AP is line-of-sight with fewer walls and trees in between because it may be mounted on the side of an adjacent hill. In the skyscraper downtown area, either terrain is going to have big problems--but in the neighborhoods full of 2 and 3 story homes and apartment buildings, the hilly terrain may actually be an advantage.
calvoiper
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