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Broadband via Power Cables trials in Scotland
Wacko writes "Scottish Hydro-Electric have started a trial of Broadband internet access via power lines. Just plug the modem into any power point in your house, with no need for additional lines into the house, and reasonably priced too. Details are a bit scketchy right now but interesting to see how the trial goes."
People on dial ups in rural America are watching and praying.
Never confuse volume with power.
I wonder how much more viable this is over existing implementations in the us. I remember waiting for over a year for cable because local fiber lines rendered DSL impossible for my apartment. To my dismay, once cable became available in Dallas, most apartment complexes had already been talked into restricting internet access to dial-up of DirectTV internet access.
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This is going to give "lightning fast internet" a new meaning.
6 outlet power strip + 6 modems + 1 BSD box + 6 NIC's == DS3?
(B) + (D) + (B) + (D) = (K) + (&)
So, I can just plug the reciever into my UPS and never have any internet downtime.
Oh, wait...
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They tried a similar thing in my hometown of Hydroshock, WA. However the combined water/power delivery proved to often be lethal to customers. Also tests concerning combined natural gas and medicinal oxygen delivery were discontinued due to "less than ideal preliminary results".
Sounds like a powerful idea with a lot of potential. Could transform the online world. Hope these reports are well grounded.
Actually to be correct, that Hertz.
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