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Wireless Wales

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday September 13, 2002 @05:48PM from the too-late-for-my-family dept.

phich65 writes "People could soon be sending e-mail from the hillsides, roadsides and rooftops of the south Wales valleys with the expansion of Europe's densest wireless internet network. See this BBC story for details."

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One question... by GearheadX · 2002-09-13 17:59 · Score: 3, Insightful

How are they going to handle the sudden influx of users when this opens fully? I'm afraid my command of how wireless operates is a bit shakey.. but isn't a general rule of thumb more users = less available bandwidth/stability?
Why is the U.S. so far behind..... by Droz1313 · 2002-09-13 18:25 · Score: 3, Insightful

...when it comes to anything other than dialup access? Is it strictly a lack of competition or is there more to it? The best broadband I can get at my home is spotty cable access for $55.00 a month, so I'm almost to the point of looking at Sat. service for my internet access..it's either that or moving, and hate U-Haul.