Bob Crandell wrote:
>
> We've been talking about doing this too. The startup costs have
> been prohibitive. Now, with this information I can ask our
> secretary to write up a grant request to fund it. We could
> upgrade our 56K and DSL to T1 then to T3 when it got too
> crowded.
>
> Is it radio broadcast or line-of-sight (infrared or microwave)?
> Maybe we could include Palm Pilot compatibility.
>
> Maybe each person we signed up would agree to be a repeater so
> the act of signing someone up would naturally extend the range.
>
> There is a lot of reading to do.
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/5/2001 10:22:41 AM >>>
> There has been talk about this, but it requires somebody with a
> good,
> fast connection who doesn't mind sharing. Having a friend or
> two come
> over to share your t1 is one thing, but 30+ joes can get pretty
> crowded,
> packet-wise. I guess with traffic shaping it could be
> manageable, but
> the more people you have going, the slower and more of a pain it
> gets to
> be.
>
ClipperNet's is line-of-sight Microwave.
Woody
> Bob Miller wrote:
>
> > You guys have all heard about Consume.net, the project to
> build a free
> > wireless network in London. You might even have heard of the
> two
> > clones in Portland - Personal Telco and PDX wireless.
> >
> > So is anybody in Eugene thinking or talking about building
> one?
> >
> > Links:
> > http://consume.net/
> > http://www.personaltelco.net/
> > http://www.pdxwireless.org/
> >
> > --
> > K<bob>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.jogger-egg.com/
>
> --
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