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802.11b Urban Network - 3 sq km!

Posted by Hemos on from the spreading-the-net-wide dept.

wireless junkie writes "NZ Herald has an article about a 3 sq km wireless network. Roaming, seamless handoff, VoIP, and its only the demonstration network. 100 sq/km coming soon (according to the RoamAD site) MiniStumbler on an iPaq shows a whole heap of signal on and near downtown Queen Street. All I want for Christmas..."

6 of 182 comments (clear)

  1. Re:sq/km ? by orangesquid · · Score: 3, Funny

    sq/km is a metric measure of old-fashioned adults per unit of area.

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  2. Wifi Zealot by stud9920 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..he just LOVES shared medium.

    1)Today, Wifi Zealot wants to test his new ultra wide wifi 2

    2)Wifi Zealot heads for his local $tarbuck$

    3)Unfortunately, the connection has to be shared with 120 Mac Biggots, 120 Linux Zealots and 200 fat MSCE neighbours

    4)Linux Zealot explains WiFi Zealot that after all 75bPs is pretty 7331 and just enough for surfing gopher.
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    1. Re:Wifi Zealot by cdrudge · · Score: 3, Funny
      ...and just enough for surfing gopher

      What is this gopher you are talking about? Is that like a new plugin for my IE internet browser? Can I download MP3s on it since my Napster connection has been down lately?
  3. Re:sq/km ? by jmarca · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nope---old fashioned adults per unit of length.
    km is not area; it is length.
    km^2 is area.

    If you are going to mock a typo, at least get it right.

  4. Re:Pringles by WasterDave · · Score: 3, Funny

    We have running water too.

    Dave

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  5. Re:UNITS!!! by zobier · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wish you wrote correct sentence.

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