RayW
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
clubs: | Improved power utility monitoring That is what it was designed for, not a consumer internet connection.
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
| Die The right way We all know BPL sucks as a high speed internet connection. But what is ultimately going to kill it is no one can make any money with such a system. Any one who had taken the time to look at deployments of BPL overseas would have seen this coming. The best example is Singapore they deployed BPL on a limited basis in the late '90's. They quickly found out it could not compete with other systems coming on line. They closed their trial because of this. When BPL finally dies the death it so richly deserves no one can accuse anyone one BPL wasn't given a chance.
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 | RayW
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
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| Re: Die The right way said by Transmaster  :We all know BPL sucks as a high speed internet connection. But what is ultimately going to kill it is no one can make any money with such a system. Who says that the object is to make money?
Look at it as a tool that the companies would like so they can lay off meter readers. But it is a tool that will cost money that in the short term (America's financial thinking for the past 10-20+ years) will cause a drain on the financial reports.
Now consider that the political hype is that everyone has to have a 'fast' internet connection, coupled with the foot dragging and lawsuit happy incumbents, and you have a source of investment income that listens to hype instead of fact.
Presto! You now have a built out BPL that you can use for your monitoring and not have to pay for it from the normal capital update funds. So when BPL for Internet dies and the investors run to the next BIG THING, well you have it in place so you might as well use it at the less polluting level, right?
DISCLAIMER: No where have I seen this in writing except for my postings on the subject. But considering the bad engineering theory behind it and the stockholder thirst for returns NOW, it does make sense.
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Re: Die The right way You know something you have a very good point  | |
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| 4 years crapping around on net, makeing trails that never go anywhere i'm sick of the bpl and talk of if it. as a ham i don't care if it ever gets going i just sick to dead of hearing about the dam thing. f-bpl f- the fcc and f- everyone come to think about it. that's my 2cents and $50 bucks for gas.
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