This isn't the same ol' "Broadband over Powerlines" that we've seen before. We're not talking about an ISP service here. It's a local home network, like a wireless hub. You'd still need to provide internet access. Plug your net connection into one socket, and your terminal into any available outlet in your home, et voila: Internet access anywhere in your home an outlet exists. No worries about walls blocking the signal.
The obvious downside to this being, you have to be leashed to something to maintain your access; provided they don't make it wireless for "the last foot". Of course, that would nulify much of the usefullness of such a network.
Will this technology induce extra RF interference in other appliances? It was considered a negative possibility everytime Broadband over Powerlines has been mentioned in the past. Does being localized to a home reduce that? Is it actually localized to the home or can it spread from a home to outside powerlines then onto another home?
My Sony Discman lasts well beyond the 40 hour claim on it's packaging. I can go 2-3 months on one set of No Name AA batteries. I average at least an hour of playing time every day.
Ultimately, there's no guarantee which way the estimates might sway. There's also potential for improvement down the line; Sony has never shyed away from improving it's consoles in small increments throughout their lifespans.
Shaw and Rogers have worked closely together since around 2000 when Shaw swapped it's southern Ontario assets for Rogers' BC assets (angustel.ca). They've done much to develop a national internet backbone across Canada together. I believe that Rogers will follow Shaw closely in denying access to their data.
Quote from the San Mateo article:
"The city should also consider looking in audio crossing signals for the hearing impaired"
Gonna be a lot of deaf people waiting around on street corners to hear that magical chime....
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This isn't the same ol' "Broadband over Powerlines" that we've seen before. We're not talking about an ISP service here. It's a local home network, like a wireless hub. You'd still need to provide internet access. Plug your net connection into one socket, and your terminal into any available outlet in your home, et voila: Internet access anywhere in your home an outlet exists. No worries about walls blocking the signal. The obvious downside to this being, you have to be leashed to something to maintain your access; provided they don't make it wireless for "the last foot". Of course, that would nulify much of the usefullness of such a network.
Will this technology induce extra RF interference in other appliances? It was considered a negative possibility everytime Broadband over Powerlines has been mentioned in the past. Does being localized to a home reduce that? Is it actually localized to the home or can it spread from a home to outside powerlines then onto another home?
*Imagines the next form of "War-Driving"*
My Sony Discman lasts well beyond the 40 hour claim on it's packaging. I can go 2-3 months on one set of No Name AA batteries. I average at least an hour of playing time every day. Ultimately, there's no guarantee which way the estimates might sway. There's also potential for improvement down the line; Sony has never shyed away from improving it's consoles in small increments throughout their lifespans.
Shaw and Rogers have worked closely together since around 2000 when Shaw swapped it's southern Ontario assets for Rogers' BC assets (angustel.ca). They've done much to develop a national internet backbone across Canada together. I believe that Rogers will follow Shaw closely in denying access to their data.
Quote from the San Mateo article: "The city should also consider looking in audio crossing signals for the hearing impaired" Gonna be a lot of deaf people waiting around on street corners to hear that magical chime....