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Cable Without Cables

Posted by michael on from the reinventing-television dept.

dfinney writes "'Wireless cable, which uses a network of land-based antennas to carry signals to and from a small dish at a user's home, is supposed to be cheap -- or at least cheaper than wired cable or wireless satellite service.'" Another possible alternative for high-speed internet is always a good thing.

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  1. Wireless cable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    All I get with "wireless cable" is ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, WB, UPN and some spanish station. :(

  2. I Think My Parents Used This... by EXTomar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rabbit ears and broadcast antenas! :-)

    It is strange and ironic how the wheel turns.

  3. Even stranger... by singularity · · Score: 3, Funny

    Even stranger than "Cable without cables" is the idea that there is an alternative to "wireless satellite service."

    Do people actually have "wired satelite service"?

    /humor

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    1. Re:Even stranger... by stoolpigeon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes they do. The wire is created with an incredible new process that promises great strides in carbon nanotube technology.

      The wires, invisible to the naked eye and miles in length are visible over major cities as a kind of brownish haze.

      Really.

      .

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  4. Whats the point of the cable? by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 2, Funny

    "wireles cable" isn't that an oxymoron?

    If its wireless why even have the cable?

  5. What's next? by chriton · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cabled Wireless???

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  6. Southwest Airlines of Cable? by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Funny
    "This will be the Southwest Airlines of subscription television,"

    So, long lines, no reserved place, crappy service, lousy food if any is provided at all, the worst lounges and the farthest gates... And I'm supposed to want this why?

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