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Matt
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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

said by jester121 See Profile :

Fiber optic is a clear wire. Wireless means there is no wire.

If that's what they're going for then they are too cute by half.
My fiber optic is not a clear wire. It has a reflective coating that forces the light to travel along a certain path.
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hawgcaller

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said by Matt See Profile :

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My fiber optic is not a clear wire. It has a reflective coating that forces the light to travel along a certain path.
It sounds like you need to do some research on Total Internal Reflection (»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_inte···flection). There isn't a "reflecitve coating" in fiber optic cable.

-phil
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Matt
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said by hawgcaller See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

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My fiber optic is not a clear wire. It has a reflective coating that forces the light to travel along a certain path.
It sounds like you need to do some research on Total Internal Reflection (»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_inte···flection). There isn't a "reflecitve coating" in fiber optic cable.

-phil
Semantics. The boundary layer (cladding) reflects the light along a specific path through the core.

Regardless, my main point was that the fiber optic cable (nor the fiber strand(s) inside) is not "clear".
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jester121

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Lake Zurich, IL		 You said it. Semantics.
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