Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Permanet vs. Nearlynet

Posted by michael on from the permanet-press dept.

Clay Shirky has a good essay on wireless networking, contrasting two approaches to building out a network, roughly akin to the cathedral and bazaar methods of building software.

2 of 58 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Air phones disconnected due to 9-11 by eht · · Score: 2, Informative

    I flew to Bahamas just over the Chistmas break and the phones in the seat worked fine, and a couple of people were using cell phones when we were still on the ground, no problems noticed, technically that was an an international flight too I guess.

    Depends on the carrier maybe, I used US Air.

  2. 3G is flat rate now... Shirky's asleep! by aquarian · · Score: 2, Informative

    The second problem is that 3G services don't just have the wrong prices, they have the wrong kind of prices -- metered -- while Wifi is flat-rate.

    It may not be everyone's idea of the mythical 3G, but Verizon's Express Network offers flat-rate, unilmited use for $99 per month. The advertised speed is 144kbps.