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Unique Broadband Over Powerline Project Planned For Mosques

Posted by Zonk on from the not-in-the-states dept.

Lucas123 writes "Broadband over powerline (BPL) provider Velchip is heading up a project that will offer 60 million very unique network users an unlimited high speed Internet connection of 224Mbps at a cost of only around RM5 ($1.58) per user per month. That's the cheapest, fastest internet connection in the world. The network is slated for use in the $14 billion 'Smart Mosque' project, which will be rolled out over three years in Indonesia and will link together 400,000 mosques. To add some perspective, in the US Verizon FiOS currently offers up to 30 Mbps downloads and 5 Mbps uploads starting at $42.99 a month. BPL modems use existing electrical power lines to deliver high speed Internet access and data transmission."

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  1. Weird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, this can't work since "Smart Mosque" is essentially an oxymoron. I mean, Islam is the most backwards religion out there (of the big 3/4). This would probably only be used to further spread propaganda or post Bin-Laden tapes to youtube.

  2. best counter-terrorism idea ive seen so far.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Bundle a service that every Muslim/Mosque will use, with a high risk terrorism threat such as the power grid, Powergrid = safe then :) We should do that here, and we should all become a part of the global sharia-net.... All images have been disabled by default as its against the law to publish images of humans or Muhammad.... Text based internet... maybe someone will post Muhammad ascii pron to the site so i guess we cant have text or images on any sharia-net websites.... damn

  3. Isn't "Smart Mosque" an oxymoron? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The 'prophet' of Islam was a mass murderer, multiple rapist, bigamist with 12 wives (slaves), and a PAEDOPHILE, who 'married' a SIX YEAR OLD GIRL when he was FIFTY FOUR and RAPED her when she was NINE.
    What sort of people worship such an individual and call him 'the perfect man'?

    Ha! My Captcha word is "heretic"!

    1. Re:Isn't "Smart Mosque" an oxymoron? by Tastecicles · · Score: -1, Troll

      This from someone who, I'm assuming, follows a faith that can't decide on the date of death of its messiah yet can nail down his date and place of birth to the second and to the square foot? Would this be the same faith which has a god so vengeful he destroys entire civilisations and causes mass exinction events such as the cities of Sodom and Gamorrah and the Flood? The same god who not only turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, his spokesperson actually blessed the guy that orchestrated it? The same god who even now sends absolutely no sign that the insane amount of death, disease and economic and actual physical rape going on in the Middle East is pissing him off even slightly? Yep, sure. Allah is evil, God is good.

      Here's the actual truth.

      God is a practical joker. He is a hedonist. As long as he's all right, all is fine with the world. The second he's uncomfortable (like if Charleton Heston beats him at chess) he'll send a plague of frogs. Nothing to do with global warming, Chuck just caught him in a Fools' Mate again. As to the other bit; when God created the Earth (as we all know he did), he took the Sabbath then sat back and relaxed. Sometimes he got his arse handed to him in chess, that's when he got pissed and flooded the place. Or sent a messiah (proof that abstinence is 99.999% effective!). Or sunk a couple cities into the sand. Other than that, he sat back and watched from the sideline. Never to show his face.

      On the other hand, we have the Devil. Always poking in, going "YO!" and letting us know that he has his thumb in every single one of our pies. The man knows all because he sees it all. He knows all because he's involved in it all, and you can sure shit bet that he's taking his slice. God? Where is he? Come on out, Mister God, we'd like to talk to you! - to paraphrase Roger Cook.

      Can you spell "Irony"?

      PS: Apologies to Al Pacino.

      --
      Operation Guillotine is in effect.
    2. Re:Isn't "Smart Mosque" an oxymoron? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Taesticles, nice try, but no dice. You "assumed" wrong, idiot. I'm an atheist.

      How does that change what ISLAM is? It doesn't. Islam is still pure evil, as you can SEE, if you study the life of their so-called 'prophet'.

      I see you couldn't actually say ANYTHING about the crimes of the 'prophet' - why is that?

    3. Re:Isn't "Smart Mosque" an oxymoron? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I call him "Mohammed the Moron"

      ~Dan

  4. Re:Unlimited? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What the fuck are they going to use these connections for?

    DDoS attacks againsed any site that hosts Fitna?

  5. Perfection technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    BPL is a nonfunctioning technology that is perfect for the delivery of information
    to a culture that thrives on having no information.

    I mean, how much bandwidth do you need to move the Koran around?

    Perfect!

  6. Re:Could someone enlighten me? by thefoul · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think this is a great way to enlighten people and broaden their experience of the world. Wake up buddy, since when is any religion interested in it's people being enlightened in any other way than the one the leaders are instructing?! That's not enlightenment, it's indoctrination. Religious groups don't want your mind broadened, at best they want you to travel around and see the world to do allah/god/etc's work in brainwashing new converts. People that truly think for themselves and see the world as it is quickly lose those silly ideas.
    --
    The runcible rhythm of ravenous raisins rolled through the rookery rambling and raving.
  7. Re:Unlimited? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They have to upload their Durka-Durka Allah Mohammed Jihad videos before they strap on the suicide vest and board a bus somewhere. Allahu Ackbar!