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Re:Government intervention required by nbowman · 2004-10-30 14:36 · Score: 1 · on Broadband Bits

Already happened around here :) http://www.com-pair.net/ Perfect place for it really, Rural with spotty broadband coverage.
Re:Speed???? by Wigs · 2000-09-08 08:41 · Score: 1 · on Company Uses Grain Elevators for Internet Access

Umm... 128 kilobytes a second? 256 and 512 kilobytes... I think someone needs to fact check again... As much as I would love 5 meg a second skipping across grain elevators in Iowa, I don't think it's happening anytime soon.
I think the article might have been right. It sounds crazy, but I've seen similar technology with my own eyes. (Not in Iowa though) A small company (com-pair.net) does a similar thing. They set up a couple access points and one main point on top of a mountain. Although I really wasn't paying to much attention, it was definately fast, and it seemed more like kilobytes to me than kilobits. That's what it says on the webpage too (about half-way down). Cool pics of the equipment on that page as well. They also have some pricing and info on what makes it tick here.
As for weather effects that some people had concerns about in other posts, I think they had one problem when it got to hot, but they fixed that. It has to do with defraction, I think, but that's discussion for another article. You can get DSL in the area if you live in town, but most people don't. The phone lines are horrible, with a 24k carrier speed when I'm at home.
The only reason why I don't have this is cause I'm away at college, otherwise I'd settle the debate for sure. Looks like they changed their pricing plan so I could rent the equipment now. I'll have to look into it further next summer...
Wigs
--"There is no surer way to ruin a good discussion than to contaminate it with the facts." Cecil Adams
Re:Speed???? by Wigs · 2000-09-08 08:41 · Score: 1 · on Company Uses Grain Elevators for Internet Access

Umm... 128 kilobytes a second? 256 and 512 kilobytes... I think someone needs to fact check again... As much as I would love 5 meg a second skipping across grain elevators in Iowa, I don't think it's happening anytime soon.
I think the article might have been right. It sounds crazy, but I've seen similar technology with my own eyes. (Not in Iowa though) A small company (com-pair.net) does a similar thing. They set up a couple access points and one main point on top of a mountain. Although I really wasn't paying to much attention, it was definately fast, and it seemed more like kilobytes to me than kilobits. That's what it says on the webpage too (about half-way down). Cool pics of the equipment on that page as well. They also have some pricing and info on what makes it tick here.
As for weather effects that some people had concerns about in other posts, I think they had one problem when it got to hot, but they fixed that. It has to do with defraction, I think, but that's discussion for another article. You can get DSL in the area if you live in town, but most people don't. The phone lines are horrible, with a 24k carrier speed when I'm at home.
The only reason why I don't have this is cause I'm away at college, otherwise I'd settle the debate for sure. Looks like they changed their pricing plan so I could rent the equipment now. I'll have to look into it further next summer...
Wigs
--"There is no surer way to ruin a good discussion than to contaminate it with the facts." Cecil Adams
Re:Speed???? by Wigs · 2000-09-08 08:41 · Score: 1 · on Company Uses Grain Elevators for Internet Access

Umm... 128 kilobytes a second? 256 and 512 kilobytes... I think someone needs to fact check again... As much as I would love 5 meg a second skipping across grain elevators in Iowa, I don't think it's happening anytime soon.
I think the article might have been right. It sounds crazy, but I've seen similar technology with my own eyes. (Not in Iowa though) A small company (com-pair.net) does a similar thing. They set up a couple access points and one main point on top of a mountain. Although I really wasn't paying to much attention, it was definately fast, and it seemed more like kilobytes to me than kilobits. That's what it says on the webpage too (about half-way down). Cool pics of the equipment on that page as well. They also have some pricing and info on what makes it tick here.
As for weather effects that some people had concerns about in other posts, I think they had one problem when it got to hot, but they fixed that. It has to do with defraction, I think, but that's discussion for another article. You can get DSL in the area if you live in town, but most people don't. The phone lines are horrible, with a 24k carrier speed when I'm at home.
The only reason why I don't have this is cause I'm away at college, otherwise I'd settle the debate for sure. Looks like they changed their pricing plan so I could rent the equipment now. I'll have to look into it further next summer...
Wigs
--"There is no surer way to ruin a good discussion than to contaminate it with the facts." Cecil Adams
Wireless Network by 7card · 1999-12-31 01:50 · Score: 1 · on Wireless Networks in Metropolitan Areas?

if you have point of sight between the two buildings you can set up a wireless backbone rather easily. Maxtech makes some pretty good equipment for such a thing, or check out these guys, they do what your looking for.