hmm. Be interesting to see if the very few dots in my neighborhood is due to lack of wireless or lack of wardriving then. I'll let you guys know what I find. I know when I had a cable modem here maybe eighteen months ago wireless was not offered as an option. But that is a long time in the geek universe.
Dana On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:32:25 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But it isn't a geek-only thing anymore. Many cable/dsl companies are > starting to send out modems with wireless just built-in. So as long if > they subscribe to cable internet or DSL, they automatically have > wireless. In other cases, the companies are including or recommending > people go buy a "firewall" for their connection and if you look on the > store shelves it's getting to the point that it's hard to buy a > wired-only router/firewall. > > The latest numbers show that of households with Internet access, over > half (51.42%) have broadband. So it's not a geek thing anymore. > http://www.itfacts.biz/index.php?id=P1616 > > > > -Kevin > > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:52:53 -0700, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't get me wrong, I am not saying the people in my neighborhood are > > stupid by any means. But. My kids play with their kids, we talk. They > > ask me what I do and it's like I am from another planet. Sure, they > > have cable. One or two might have DSL for the online gaming.. But > > wireless? Why would they? It strikes me as something a geek would get > > because you *can.* Now a wireless phone is a distinct possiblity and > > would fit with the slow speed. When I am home and have a chance, I'll > > walk around the block with the laptop on and see if I can tell where > > it's coming from, or where the edges are. > > > > Dana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137560 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
