to love Microsoft if your under 18.
Although with a name like Microsoft, it's not likely to impress the ladies. Humungobangbang might have been a better choice.
I like the maps available with both services and have extended Google Map API into some pretty neat tools. I don't see a ton of use out of the current imagery offered by either service though. In both cases the resolution offered makes it hard to identify most places. Is it just for the 'cool' factor or are there really significant uses for it?
I'm assuming there must be and I just don't know what they are. To me the street maps are 100x more useful, which is also the reason I don't understand the use of Google Earth. Sure I think it's very cool but why doesn't it include the street maps, and what is the use of putting the 3D shape of buildings on it?
I'm being 100% serious, someone please enlighten me.
While the WRT54G may make an acceptable client to a WISP network, running the WISP off one is asking for problems. For starters they get pretty toasty after a while and the processor can't handle the load of a larger network reliably.
If your going to go all out and actually start your own ISP at least use a little common sense and purchase hardware designed for that purpose.
Somewhere around 1999 or so I worked with relnev, (Steven Fuller http://icculus.org/~relnev/) to make a homebrew demo of the Hamster dance on the Gameboy Color. I re-drew the tiles and we converted the sound clip into a format that could be played on the Gameboy Color.
And on the faithful day we saw the fruits of our efforts......I still can't bring myself to use a Gameboy.
Not to mention the reason it's called dark fiber is that it's not lit. I'm sure it's cost effective to put a fiber termination system in every customers home.
There's no way this going to be widespread in one year, it's at least 3 years out if anyone decides to really adopt it. It would require completly abandoning existing CMTS systems (Cable modem termination system) and adopting and entirely different technology.
Docsis 3.0 is the future of cable, this could possibly get some use as a secondary system for businesses where a fiber build isn't possible but not as a replacement to current cable modems.
Hell the support contracts alone will likely take several years to expire for current MSOs.
IACNE (I am a cable network engineer).
I believe this is the best show on tv period. The budget for it must be huge, hopefully it will continue to pull in the viewers and SCI-FI won't need to cut production value. Beats the hell out of watching like 4 different versions of CSI and law and order.
It frees up wasted analog RF spectrum space, this can be as much as 6x less when moving to digital format. The upside to this for end-users is that the picture and sound will be much more reliable in the sense that noise that can be seen in the channel currently should be eliminated. There still can be tiling due to transmission problems, but in general the quality is much improved. I'm sure some company will offer a digital tuner that makes the conversion from over the air digital to analog for older tv sets. If people continue to waste RF space by supporting old and unefficient systems it will really stiffle wireless innovation.
Standard cable modem service is based off DOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0. This is something completely different and works by using higher frequencies on the cable that what is in use in most cable plants. It's very cool none-the-less but don't expect to see it off cablevision unless they adopt the same technology. (Maybe they will)
Once again you either didn't read what I said or you don't comprehend the concept. ANYONE can including YOU can offer cable service, BUT the city grants the right to it via a franchise agreement that allows said company to run cable and fiber.
Disclaimer: I'm a network engineer for a major cable company.
I know this is/. but we can brings some facts to the table.
Monopoly: Cable is not a monopoly, (there may be some notable exceptions) there are areas where cable companies compete with each other. BUT you typically don't see this because it's simply unprofitable for them to do so. I know everybody thinks they should have cheap/free high speed internet service, but ALWAYS remember that a business has one primary purpose, to make money.
Building a cable network to support a single city requires MILLIONS of dollars. Building cable plant typically costs $7.00 per foot, this includes price for nodes, amps, cable, fiber, maintence, employees. Then you have your cost for content, headend equipment (upcoverters, CMTS, combiners, forward lasers, multiplexers, etc, etc, etc).
You better have a very solid business plan and know what you're doing if you plant compete with an established company and convince a city to open the right of way to you.
In most cities you can compete. Granted you will probably need to make the city believe you know what your doing and have a solid business plan for them to sign a franchise agreement with you. The reason you don't see this very often is that it's unprofitable in most areas.
Mod this up. There can be competing cable companies, they are know in the industry as overbuilders. The reason you don't usually see this is it's typically unprofitable in most areas.
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Because exactly what we need is ways to make our children use the computer for more hours a day. How about better social interraction.
2.3 mbit shared by 8 people. I hope they're cheap coz they sure aren't impressive.
Glass is an amorphous solid.
No it is not. It's an amorphous solid.
to love Microsoft if your under 18. Although with a name like Microsoft, it's not likely to impress the ladies. Humungobangbang might have been a better choice.
George needs the warehouse room so he can sell the original extra special platinum edition lightsabre.
I like the maps available with both services and have extended Google Map API into some pretty neat tools. I don't see a ton of use out of the current imagery offered by either service though. In both cases the resolution offered makes it hard to identify most places. Is it just for the 'cool' factor or are there really significant uses for it? I'm assuming there must be and I just don't know what they are. To me the street maps are 100x more useful, which is also the reason I don't understand the use of Google Earth. Sure I think it's very cool but why doesn't it include the street maps, and what is the use of putting the 3D shape of buildings on it? I'm being 100% serious, someone please enlighten me.
While the WRT54G may make an acceptable client to a WISP network, running the WISP off one is asking for problems. For starters they get pretty toasty after a while and the processor can't handle the load of a larger network reliably. If your going to go all out and actually start your own ISP at least use a little common sense and purchase hardware designed for that purpose.
Somewhere around 1999 or so I worked with relnev, (Steven Fuller http://icculus.org/~relnev/) to make a homebrew demo of the Hamster dance on the Gameboy Color. I re-drew the tiles and we converted the sound clip into a format that could be played on the Gameboy Color. And on the faithful day we saw the fruits of our efforts......I still can't bring myself to use a Gameboy.
Not to mention the reason it's called dark fiber is that it's not lit. I'm sure it's cost effective to put a fiber termination system in every customers home.
Sorry to respond to myself but I should have added in my previous comment that I'm refering to this technology being adopted in the USA.
There's no way this going to be widespread in one year, it's at least 3 years out if anyone decides to really adopt it. It would require completly abandoning existing CMTS systems (Cable modem termination system) and adopting and entirely different technology. Docsis 3.0 is the future of cable, this could possibly get some use as a secondary system for businesses where a fiber build isn't possible but not as a replacement to current cable modems. Hell the support contracts alone will likely take several years to expire for current MSOs. IACNE (I am a cable network engineer).
Seriously, get a WRT54G and load a custom firmware image that includes a PPTP VPN server or you could do it with SSH.
SP2 Firewall does block outgoing connections.
Starbuck is hot!
I believe this is the best show on tv period. The budget for it must be huge, hopefully it will continue to pull in the viewers and SCI-FI won't need to cut production value. Beats the hell out of watching like 4 different versions of CSI and law and order.
It frees up wasted analog RF spectrum space, this can be as much as 6x less when moving to digital format. The upside to this for end-users is that the picture and sound will be much more reliable in the sense that noise that can be seen in the channel currently should be eliminated. There still can be tiling due to transmission problems, but in general the quality is much improved. I'm sure some company will offer a digital tuner that makes the conversion from over the air digital to analog for older tv sets. If people continue to waste RF space by supporting old and unefficient systems it will really stiffle wireless innovation.
Standard cable modem service is based off DOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0. This is something completely different and works by using higher frequencies on the cable that what is in use in most cable plants. It's very cool none-the-less but don't expect to see it off cablevision unless they adopt the same technology. (Maybe they will)
All you need to do is file the permits and outline your business plan to get a franchise agreement. Hell the town I live in has 3 cable companies
Once again you either didn't read what I said or you don't comprehend the concept. ANYONE can including YOU can offer cable service, BUT the city grants the right to it via a franchise agreement that allows said company to run cable and fiber.
Apparently you didn't read what I wrote as I said they DON'T have a monopoly.
We just launched telephony here and we fully support E911.
Disclaimer: I'm a network engineer for a major cable company. I know this is /. but we can brings some facts to the table.
Monopoly: Cable is not a monopoly, (there may be some notable exceptions) there are areas where cable companies compete with each other. BUT you typically don't see this because it's simply unprofitable for them to do so. I know everybody thinks they should have cheap/free high speed internet service, but ALWAYS remember that a business has one primary purpose, to make money.
Building a cable network to support a single city requires MILLIONS of dollars. Building cable plant typically costs $7.00 per foot, this includes price for nodes, amps, cable, fiber, maintence, employees. Then you have your cost for content, headend equipment (upcoverters, CMTS, combiners, forward lasers, multiplexers, etc, etc, etc).
You better have a very solid business plan and know what you're doing if you plant compete with an established company and convince a city to open the right of way to you.
In most cities you can compete. Granted you will probably need to make the city believe you know what your doing and have a solid business plan for them to sign a franchise agreement with you. The reason you don't see this very often is that it's unprofitable in most areas.
Mod this up. There can be competing cable companies, they are know in the industry as overbuilders. The reason you don't usually see this is it's typically unprofitable in most areas.