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New WiFi Link Distance Record

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wifi-vs-rfc-1149 dept.

Espectr0 writes "A Venezuelan professor along with his team have set a new record for the longest WiFi link. Using commodity hardware, they established a connection between a PC in El Águila, Venezuela, and one in Platillón Mountain, a distance of about 237 miles. The previous record was 193 miles. Slides [PDF] are also available."

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  1. whoop dee freakin doo by MooseTick · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    OK, we get it. You can transmit WIFI as far as you have line of sight. If you have 2 mountains that can see each other 500 miles apart you can probably send WIFI communications between them.

    Can we now please stop trying to set ridiculous "records" concerning WIFI connections?

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