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Future of Wi-Fi

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-broadband-on-the-bus dept.

An anonymous reader writes "BusinessWeek looks at the The high hurdles facing Wi-Fi. Sure it's got promise but if overcrowded spectrum isn't destined to crimp its growth, it'll need better technology and regulatory help from the FCC."

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  1. Yeah.....the FCC, they'll show us the way!!! by billmaly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh yes please...get the Feds involved...everything they deal with turns golden, and smells nice too!!! Maybe RIAA has a few points to add to the mix as well. Stir in a Congressional sub committee or two, mention that pr0n will fill the airwaves, and you gotch yoself a recipe for a WINNING standard.

  2. Re:mmm....wireless by clnelson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm. I'm reading that same article. Also over your Wi-Fi connection. Thanks. It IS pretty cool.

  3. Just great. by Dthoma · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Success will take two things: technological improvements and a helping hand from Washington."

    It's doomed.

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  4. My possible flamebait... by pi+radians · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't mean to be flamed for this (although I know I will be), but USA is a democracy right? In fact, many on /. have been bold enough to say the BEST democracy in the world. A democracy is:

    1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
    2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
    3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
    4. Majority rule.
    5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.

    Now on that basis why do you feel that "every time the governemt decides to regulate something, the average person usually ends up getting screwed"?

    It doesn't make sense. Either your government is that greatest in the world or they are sold-out money grabbing pigs. You can't have both.

    Anonym1ty, I know you never said that the American government is the greatest, I'm just using your post as a point to other /.ers who have.

    Flame on.

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  5. Re:WiFi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I trust you wrote out a check to the businesses and individuals whose bandwidth you were stealing? If not, why do you feel the need to promote and glamourize this crime spree here on Slashdot?

  6. Re:why are we securing it this way? by budalite · · Score: 3, Funny

    "never put your wireless net behind your main firewall"

    While you're at it, never put your hard drive in the same box with your modem. Simple rules are always best.

    MadDad32.