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tech writer writes "A Twin Cities tech entrepreneur has retrofitted an old TV-station truck to serve as a roving hot spot for Internet access. His technology firm has blanketed the metropolitan area with WiMax transmitters atop local skyscrapers, so all he needs to do is grab bandwidth using the truck's telescoping mast and convert it to Wi-Fi for use in the vehicle's immediate surroundings. The dude happens to be in a band, so his wireless arrangement has been great for streaming outdoor Savage Aural Hotbed performances!"
...high speed WiFi at every single f-ing location. Besides, is this really news? People have been doing this for the past two years, with solar powered carts, eccentric Euro electric vehicles, bicycles, and just about everything in-between.
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Read: "His technology firm"
It's about as criminal as one asking his parents to borrow money to buy a toy, only he's asking his employers to let him broadcast material he owns the copyright to. Please, think about reading the post in full before writing an uninformed comment.
RTFS. He uses their his own bandwidth. My concern is the legality of the signal. If they have all those antennas, why do they need the truck? Are the signals that weak to be used by others nearby without the truck to amplify them?
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Arrested? Dude, this is Slashdot. They think they have the right to steal music, turn off any TV they think is annoying them, and get everything for free. The government is out to get them, which of course is true because the government is completely evil. Utopia can be found here, or at least all the things you need to do to attain it and the answer is 42 or nit unless all your base belong to them then the answer is ???. Of course the guy will get arrested (unless badnardinader is elected, then he will get the nobel prize, a free ipod, and some hot grits.)