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FCC Giving Away Wi-fi Routers For Broadband Tests

Posted by samzenpus on from the wireless-handouts dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be giving away 10,000 Wireless-N routers as part of their program to perform a number of broadband tests, for the benefit of a better connection in the future. They are striving to work on improving a number of issues including latency, packet loss, connection speeds and much more."

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  1. First post! by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do I win a free router?

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    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
    1. Re:First post! by GameboyRMH · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well if the news is only reaching us now, that should tell them that the latency is pretty bad...

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      "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  2. $50 for your privacy by jimbolauski · · Score: 5, Funny

    My privacy is worth much more then a crappy router that will accidentally send all my browsing information.

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    P= W/t
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    Money = Work/Knowledge so the less you know the more you make