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Mobile Wireless at Tempe Presidential Debate

Posted by samzenpus on from the internet-car dept.

badcataz writes "Presidential debate goers in Tempe, Arizona might find a strange looking electric vehicle providing wireless service. WAZ Tempe has modified and Italian Electic car to extend their downtown Tempe network using a 1 Watt Tropos 5110 wireless mesh node."

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  1. Or, otherwise known as... by datastalker · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the electronics van for prompting George W. Bush. ;)

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  2. Re:It'll be jammed. by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 4, Funny

    The roads should also be removed for 50 miles all around the debate location. Roads let people bring in bombs.

    So does the sky. And pipes. And birds. European Swallows with coconut shaped bombs, oh my!

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  3. Italian reliability by SuperBanana · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heh, an electric Italian car. Where to begin...do you need to remove the passenger seat to charge it?

    Well, on the bright side, at least it wasn't made by Lucas. If it had been, the wifi unit would only work if the handbrake light was blown and the left turn signal was on.

    But, dear god, don't pull the handbrake!

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  4. So, Bush wasn't wired after all by Space+Coyote · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess the square thing under his jacket is his 802.11 antenna.

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