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Fido Launches New Broadband Wireless Access
bug-eyed monster writes "Fido is launching a new wireless internet service with 'Download at speeds of up to 2.2 Mbps,' in Richmond BC and Cumberland ON. It uses a special modem that plugs into a regular network card. The technology providers' websites, Microcell and Inukshuk, inform us that the service uses Multipoint Communications Systems (radio-based) in the 2500 MHz range. The modem can be used anywhere within Richmond and 'up to 2.5km away from any network base station' (no idea if it can also run on batteries). Of course, this is all torture for me since I live next-door in Vancouver, just out of reach of the network."
"Now The People Will Know We Were Here."
This is standard for most ISPs. At least, unlike certain others, they are being upfront about the limits. No ISP can afford a 24x7 leech @ $40 monthly.
Other ISPs, who either don't want to kick users, or weren't upfront about their limits will find other methods to "fix" the problem users.
If you could be told what you can see or read, then it follows that you could be told what to say or think - BoC
Well, I think the original thread should be .. when it started was normally via
modded up since the first thing I thought of
when seeing this article was the "Fidonet", which
existed way prior to the internet. Accessing the
net back then
a 300 baud modem connect to a local collage VAC
system, and then only with a terminal program,
and that would allow you to ftp to sunsite and
such. Off my ramp now, FidoNet was a good thing
even though the phone bills could set you back
hundreds of U.S. dollars a month. (trust me on this!) I've personally known of a few eastern
hubs that would pass mail to europe and have
bills that would be over $1k U.S. a month. (and
people bitch about their $100 a month inet connection...!)
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