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Cybercafe At Mt. Everest

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the plus-it's-an-oxygen-bar dept.

Makarand writes "A Nepalese entrepreneur, Tsering Gyalzen, is making plans to set up a cybercafe at Mt Everest basecamp and open it by March. Proceeds from the venture will be used to support solid waste management in the area. VSAT digital satellite equipment installed a 2-hour trek-distance away from base camp will be used to send signals to the internet cafe using radio links."

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  1. In other news.... by ebbomega · · Score: 5, Funny

    Three Starbucks have just recently set themselves up on the same corner....

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  2. Heh by Isbiten · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Good business idea, specially when only 100 people climb every year. But Im sure they all pay good to send some emails when they get back to basecamp.

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    1. Re:Heh by Totto · · Score: 4, Informative

      But Im sure they all pay good to send some emails when they get back to basecamp.

      I climbed the highest mountain in the Americas last year. There was e-mail access at Base Camp, 20 miles into the mountains, at 14400 feet. Solar-powered PC and satelite phone.

      Outgoing e-mail cost $4 per 250 bytes of text. Incoming e-mail was available with prior agreement.

      Consider that rate for a moment. I am certain you can expect even more spectacular rates here.

      (I'd also make damn sure to keep the incoming address away from spam-lists, but that is another matter).

  3. Cisco news release is here by forged · · Score: 4, Informative
    Cisco Donates Equipment to Build the World's Highest Wireless Connection On Mount Everest

    The announcement was made on January 23, and it's nice to see things moving along. Cisco's announcement has a lot more details than the article reported today.

  4. Nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This must be the only environment my duron 1.3 won't crash of overheating at 36Ghz.

    Super computing, here I come!

  5. Dear Ma by Salsaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    help I'm faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllliiinnnnngggggggg. ..

  6. What a *good* idea. by kahei · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I am happy to hear there is now a cybercafe in the central himalayas. I certainly hope that soon there will be a mcdonalds at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, a Starbucks in the middle of St. Pauls' Cathedral, and a frozen yogurt bar on fucking Mars.

    In fact, why not just tarmac over the entire planet all in one go? It's kinder than doing it bit by bit like this.

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