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FCC Approves 802.11b Phased Array

n6zfx writes "802.11b Networking News is reporting that vivato received FCC approval for the 802.11b AP that has a range of 4 miles... This was discussed recently here on slashdot -- There were comments that it might not be totally legal. Hopefully, this paves the way for more WISPs, bigger hotspots, and replacement of outdated wireless technology that seemed to be the only competitor to DSL and tv-cable for the last mile."

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  1. 4 miles? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's a lot of Pringles cans.

  2. Phased Arrays Won't Impress Me... by Quaoar · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...until Pink Floyd uses them in concert.

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  3. Destructo-Ray? by zumbojo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I could have sworn that the last time I heard "phased array" and "4-mile radius" together in one sentence something in some movie blew up.

    1. Re:Destructo-Ray? by Asprin · · Score: 3, Funny
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  4. My child has grown a third leg . . . by pariahdecss · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am all for the propagation of this technology. I live in an area with no broadband access whatsoever . . . .just don't put the radiating tower in my backyard . . .my kids are weird enough without growing extra appendages

  5. Gotta love the name... by goodEvans · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Terminator: The .45 Long Slide, with laser sighting.
    Pawn Shop Clerk: These are brand new; we just got these in. That's a good gun. Just touch the trigger, the beam comes on and you put the red dot where you want the bullet to go. You can't miss. Anything else?
    The Terminator: 802.11b Phased Array rifle in the forty watt range.
    Pawn Shop Clerk: Hey, just what you see, pal.

  6. Re:Low-tech alternative by medscaper · · Score: 4, Funny
    there's more than one way to skin a cat.

    Ok, Swedish or not, any company that can skin a cat with a balloon from 300 km away has my complete and total attention.

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  7. Phased Arrays by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    Whoa... Every time I hear that term it's on Star Trek and in regards to some huge weapon of mass destruction.

    /me wraps his head in another layer of tinfoil.

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  8. Re:Guns before butter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hope a HARM missle does not home in on my Powerbook.

  9. Phased Array? by sdjunky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if Only I can calibrate the deflector dish to use the dilithium crystals to create a Tachyon pulse...

    Where is Spock when you need him?