Texas to Get Broadband Over Power Lines

mrops writes "CNet is reporting that Texas will soon be getting broadband over power lines. From the article, "Broadband service over power lines (BPL) is not a new technology. People have been experimenting with building communication networks over power lines since the 1950s. But it hasn't caught on due to its low speed, low functionality and high development cost." Unfortunately this technology matured a bit too late and has been subdued by recent rush of wi-fi products. The technology has a lot of potential and wi-fi black zones are not an issue in simple home setups."

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HAM Shmam

[trifster]

I am way to young to car what HAM radio is. But the fact that Satellite is not in front of the word radio, I don't care about it. Screw HAM Radio if another compeditor to broadband internet can enter the market.

Re:No special magic to finding grow ops

[greg_barton]

The cops get a big stack of electrical bills, all the bills for a neighborhood.

Oh, yeah, and they'd never want to automate that process, would they? Leafing through a stack of bills is so efficient.

You're an idiot.