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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."

7 of 112 comments (clear)

  1. hmmm by sardonic2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hmmmm

  2. Apparently... by Scrab · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There's areas of London, UK, where you can already do that. And apparently people are marking them on the ground with chalk.....

    --
    RoseColor red={0, 0xffff, 0x0000, 0x0000};VioletColour blue={0, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0xffff};find / -name *mybase*|chown you
  3. YES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes we need WiFi, that way people can view high quality porn from Digital Teenz wherever they are!

  4. Wifi is needed.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WiFi is needed and the FCC really better not kill it. After all don't you want to download some high quality porn from Digital Teenz wherever you can carry your computer? Or from any sort of wireless device, imagine all those teens getting hot and nasty for you on your PDA. Remember check out Digital Teenz for the best in porn.

  5. Re:This FP for Dana Carvey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i'm not too excited about his new movie... looks like another SNL-actor-acts-a-shitty-shitty-script mistake. he's a funny bastard though.

    it's time to make his move now that Mike Myers has indelibly been turned into that limey faggot Austin Powers.

    -sa

  6. I am working on an ABG solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Always Best Goatse.

    Inside, that might be high-speed Wi-Fi. Outside, it might be a cellular service. The key is making it seamless so that the user never knows he's left one giver for another.

  7. Critical! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WiFi is needed and the FCC really better not kill it. After all don't you want to download some high quality porn from Digital Teenz wherever you can carry your computer? Or from any sort of wireless device, imagine all those teens getting hot and nasty for you on your PDA. Remember check out Digital Teenz for the best in porn.