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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..."

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  1. UNITS!!! by smnolde · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wish you programming fucknuts figure out how to use units... we've lost a lot of expensive space equipment because dumb software engineers.

    km^2 (square kilometers) != sq/km (square/kilometer)

    And if only the slashdot editors would... shit, i'm preaching to the choir, aren't I.

  2. Recently investigated GPRS / CDCP by topham · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Recently I investigated GPRS availability where I live.

    I can switch to a GSM network (Rogers/AT&T is rolling out GSM as we speak) and get 53kbps of always-on internet. Not fantastic, but not bad.

    Unfortunatly they charge per Kilobyte. Yes. You heard me, Per Kilobyte. Even a few cents per K it adds up quick and becomes pointless.

    Ok, so check out another provider. Ok, GSM/GPRS service as well. Always on, blah blah, $50/month unlimited. Ok, good deal. fine print: for 12 months. After that, who knows? They revert to their regular rates(?), which aren't any better than Roger/AT&T.

    Ok, so how about CDCP? Hmm, about $50/month but it's 19200 Maximum. They add compression, but that won't solve the whole speed issue. And of course, only works with appriopriate modem, dead end technology, etc.

    No wonder these companies can't recover costs... nobody will pay the rates they want.