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Web Access Over Power Lines
anaesthetica writes "The CSMonitor is reporting that power companies may now be able to break into the internet provider market, giving consumers a third option, outside of telephone and cable companies. From the article, "Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), with investments from big-name companies including Google and IBM, is beginning to move beyond small trial projects to deploying systems for large communities." Earthlink may offer BPL as soon as next year. Apparently, a major source of opposition to BPL is operators of ham radios."
FiRST post LOL omg i am teh kewliez
Ham is not sustainable!
Save the pigs! Switch to vegetarian radio.
Really old news.
Offtopic... Just because the guy thinks quickly it is assumed to be offtopic? I do not agree with the original poster, but his discussion is on topic. Moderators, did you read his post??? Grrr...
I am in the same boat. I only have cable becuase it is basically free. I have the $13 cable along with the internet (10 dollars off). Bringing my total fees for internet (rental modem included) to $45/month.
If power can add it to them for less money, it would mean one less check/billpay and less money. I would do it.
Religion and politics, without the flame. godgab.org
In reply to an article about BPL, a post about some possible downsides of BPL is offtopic?
Ah, was it the "first post" text in the title? Does that get an auto-mod-down nowadays?
POST IS ON TOPIC.
MODERATORS, DO YOUR JOB PROPERLY PLEASE.
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MadDwarf
Once again it'll be announced. . .
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This story is, essentially a dupe, of a dupe, of a dupe, of a. .
It's the bloody flying car of the Internet. Every year there's a new model, without there ever being a new model.
KFG
I first thought that it was either an Onion or
Borowitz report article.
I think I'll wait for my BWL - Broadband over Water Connection Lines?
The sad thing is, even Slashdot's editors apparently now think the Web and the Internet are the same thing.
Don't blame me; I'm never given mod points.
Are the moderators here human or bots? I suspect that today's "moderators" are looking for keywords, like "whine" or "first post." The "near first post" guy at least finally had his moderated correctly.
The parent poster had a very good point, albeit not clearly thought through. This WOULD work in the city, even though most of these trials are in the country.
Now mod this comment -100, troll flamebait offtopic. Sheesh!
Since many of you will say the same damned things over and over... might as well just look at our past discussions. Honestly, everything so far has just been rehashes of prior conversations/arguments. What a fluff piece.
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I'm too lazy to find any more... still... everyone should just go and read some past comments and repost them.
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
Most of the places that they want to install this are RUAL areas
... these areas must exist only in imagination
Rich Underacheiving American Liberal areas?