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  1. Re:Dad has that service by gandhi_2 · · Score: 1 · on WISPS Mean Cable and DSL Aren't the Only Choices

    Ok, true. I was thinking of their DSL plans.

  2. Dad has that service by wiredog · · Score: 3, Informative · on WISPS Mean Cable and DSL Aren't the Only Choices

    From these guys. It's purely line of sight, of course, but most of the town is line of sight to the tower. Works very well even in heavy snow, which Cedar gets quite a bit of. An average storm in Cedar would be apocalyptic in London,England.

  3. Dad has that service by wiredog · · Score: 3, Informative · on WISPS Mean Cable and DSL Aren't the Only Choices

    From these guys. It's purely line of sight, of course, but most of the town is line of sight to the tower. Works very well even in heavy snow, which Cedar gets quite a bit of. An average storm in Cedar would be apocalyptic in London,England.

  4. Re:Herbal medicine has limited value by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Trick or Treatment

    Those who cannot remember history are doomed to repeat it.

  5. Consider changing your exterios landscaping by dogfart · · Score: 1 · on Home Defense, Geek Style?
    Poison Oak will, if not an actual deterrent, at least make the intruder easy to spot after the fact.

    Plants with sharp thorns are also good, serving as an effective deterrent

    The following Web site has more information for the horticulturally inclined: http://www.infowest.com/business/g/gentle/pp.html

  6. Yawn. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Cable Without Cables

    We've had that here where I live for years and years. It's the gimmick (not that it's bad) of a local cable co. called SkyView.

    In fact the ISP I work for uses their transmitters for our wireless broadband product.

    The only trouble is: when the wind really blows, as it does a lot here, customers' antennae get blown off pointing at the transmitter, and the calls to tech support come rolling in.

    This technology is unidirectional, needs line-of-sight, etc.

  7. Yawn. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Cable Without Cables

    We've had that here where I live for years and years. It's the gimmick (not that it's bad) of a local cable co. called SkyView.

    In fact the ISP I work for uses their transmitters for our wireless broadband product.

    The only trouble is: when the wind really blows, as it does a lot here, customers' antennae get blown off pointing at the transmitter, and the calls to tech support come rolling in.

    This technology is unidirectional, needs line-of-sight, etc.