james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| reply to Cheese
Re: Modern broadband speeds from IBEC
said by Cheese  :And if wireless doesn't serve the area? Then expand it to serve the area... You could expand the wireless coverage for a fraction of the cost of building a BPL network. |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
| said by james :said by Cheese :And if wireless doesn't serve the area? Then expand it to serve the area... You could expand the wireless coverage for a fraction of the cost of building a BPL network. And since you think they should expand, do you plan on helping them with the cost? |
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JinTX
@myvzw.com | reply to james
Well obviously Verizon and Sprint don't share that opinion, or they would be expanding in our area, as well as many others. |
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| reply to Cheese
said by Cheese :And since you think they should expand, do you plan on helping them with the cost? I'm under the impression that they're already getting taxpayer money in order to install a technology that has failed time and time again. Sure it's a loan, but guess what, they're going to fail and go bankrupt and none of the money will be repaid.
I'd rather pay twice as much in taxes and have it spent well than pay half as much in taxes and have it all wasted. |
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rmmoody
join:2001-02-15
Leawood, KS
| reply to james
Wireless is certainly an option. How well does it perform in more rugged parts of the country where line of sight is not always there? The REC's built out electrical distributions in the 40's and 50's. That infrastructure is still there, has been maintained and grown in the decades since. Seems to me if it can be used to deliver broadband at a reasonable cost, then it should be considered. Having said that, the interference issues MUST be worked out. Just my two cents. |
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