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Richland, WA
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Jerm
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2005-Jun-14 2:55 pm
So lets see...1.25gbps @ 1.1 miles, for only $100,000?!
Sign me up! You do take Visa right? And my name is Bob Barker... | |
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 C0deZer0Oc'D To Rhythm And Police
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Tempe, AZ ·Cox HSI
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C0deZer0
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2005-Jun-14 2:56 pm
Interesting stuffIt's funny how a place as relatively remote as Hawaii can get broadband throughout where there are many rural states where it's practically non-existent here in the lower 48.  on the other hand though, latency has to be a huge issue for them. So far off from the mainland, ping times to most websites must be horrendous.  | |
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Re: Interesting stuffsaid by C0deZer0:It's funny how a place as relatively remote as Hawaii can get broadband throughout where there are many rural states where it's practically non-existent here in the lower 48. on the other hand though, latency has to be a huge issue for them. So far off from the mainland, ping times to most websites must be horrendous. I'm pretty sure one of the first networks were run between hawaii's islands. go figure | |
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Re: Interesting stuffsaid by ss4vegito7:I'm pretty sure one of the first networks were run between hawaii's islands. go figure Yup, I think it was called AlohaNET. I believe it was the first wireless network, but I could be wrong about that. | |
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why ping times would be so bad as you state?? | |
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| | |  fireflierCoffee. . .Need Coffee
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join:2001-05-25
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Re: Interesting stuffI believe he's basing that on the assumption that since they're an island, their internet trunk is via satellite. Personally, I have no idea. I'd guess satellite too, but I wouldn't be too surprised to find out they have a massive fiber running back to the mainland. | |
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Re: Interesting stuffIt's probably a combination of both. I do know there are massive groups of trans-pacific cables out there....between Hawaii-Australia and Hawaii-Japan. | |
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said by C0deZer0:on the other hand though, latency has to be a huge issue for them. So far off from the mainland, ping times to most websites must be horrendous. I sure hope that was a "sarcastic" remark about being so far away? | |
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2005-Jun-14 3:37 pm
Re: Interesting stuffIt is fiber. Latency not a REAL issue here. | |
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Valencia, CA
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djrobx
Premium Member
2005-Jun-14 4:29 pm
Re: Interesting stuffAt least on ALTER.NET it looks to be around 55-60ms from Sacramento, CA to Honolulu. Probably wouldn't be too noticeable unless you game.
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mamoon
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2005-Jun-14 3:49 pm
Millimeter wave RadioCheck out GigaBeam website for more on their offerings. I found it informative. | |
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Comeback?"AM" radio makes a comeback, lol! | |
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Please fire marketing department!Their picture (and the article) claims millimeter-wave radio is longer-wavelength than microwave, and the picture (but not the article) states that the frequencies are between 7-9 billion cycles per second.
Sorry. Microwaves have wavelengths from 3mm to 30cm; Millimeter-wave is shorter than that. And the frequencies are 30-300GHz, not 7-9 GHz (which is still microwave); they're using frequencies between 70-90 GHz, which is probably what they meant. | |
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