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Rural Oregon Leads the Way for Large-Scale WiFi

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the extreme-wide-fi-networking dept.

atkulp writes "While cities and incumbent telecommunications operators are fighting it out over municipal WiFi, it looks like rural Oregan is leading the way for large-scale deployments of WiFi and WiMax." The privately funded $5 million dollar wireless network services a modest 700 square miles and seems to be the only show in town.

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  1. $5 million dollar wireless network? by Atario · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that anything like a number #2 pencil? Or a 10% percent raise?

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  2. GOOD! by Foktip · · Score: 5, Funny

    My town is in the same situation. I have developed the equation for political drag on wifi:

    Dp[wifi] = n/(1/2pU^2A*Re)t^S

    where S stands for stupidity factor, and n is the number of telecoms, p ~ politicians, U ~ potential userbase factor, A ~ land area/size, Re ~ Retardation number, and t ~ reasonable time expectation

  3. I wonder if.... by Brad1138 · · Score: 2, Funny

    the Borg run on WiFi?

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    1. Re:I wonder if.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Of course they do. However they use modified transmitters with high power output, which is why Star Fleet (The FCC) hate them so much.

      The Borg are always so angry because they are still waiting for Duke Nukem Forever to come out as well, Star Fleet obviously prefer RTS games. And the Borg use Vim. And Star Fleet use Emacs. And the Borg run BSD....

  4. Re:the Tragedy of the Commons issue... by MacGod · · Score: 4, Funny

    4:23AM weirdness? Your time stamp says 4:44AM. Did it really take you 21 minutes to write that post? Be honest now, you were "researching" high-res pr0n at the same time, weren't you?

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  5. Coincidence...? by PhairOh · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, 2 years ago an Iranian immigrant comes to this tiny rural county with an idea to set up a wireless network that would allow all sorts of surveillance of any transactions or other data sent over it by those that set it up. Oh, and by the way, this tiny rural county that has this Iranian immigrant creating a wireless network that is privately funded (yet they never mention who exactly is funding it except to say that it was at Ziari's expense) just happens to have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons in the US.

    Is it just me, or does this coincidence sound like the beginning of a 24 season?

  6. Re:This is really really really good news. by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny
    On tv shows such as 24 and Spooks, you know how when a bad guy uses his credit card at a gas station and they can immediately pull up the CCTV footage of him doing it?

    Yeah... yet they still have to keep a perp on the line at least 3 minutes to trace the call :^/

  7. So does this mean... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    that I can now get in touch with a doctor when I'm on 'The Trail' (as they call it in Oregon) and Hannah comes down with dysentery?

  8. Re:the Tragedy of the Commons issue... by Doctor+Memory · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since his home page is at "assambassador.com", I'd say you hit it.

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