but but but.... not that I have researched this or anything, but there are power lines where there is no phone service.
But you are probably right. Rats. Dana On 7/8/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 11:55 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: another google great idea? > > > > speaking from out here in the middle of the great empty I think it's a > > fantastic idea. The sooner I can get broadband in the Gila Wilderness > > the better, and the sooner I can move there. > > I'm not sure if Google's involvement is anything other than an investment > (companies do invest after all). It doesn't seem to be like a mission > statement of any kind. > > However from the little I've read about it I don't think this will be a > panacea... broadband over power lines has a lot of the same transmission > problems as DSL (the signal degrades over time and distance) which may make > it just another option for those close to central stations (who are > generally exactly those already serviced by DSL and/or cable). > > Then again I'm not sure... but it's still data transmission over copper and > it would have to share some of the limitations of DSL in that respect if > nothing else. > > Jim Davis > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163785 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
