On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 06:51:26PM -0800, James P. Salsman wrote:
> Slashdot has an interesting thread on the 128 kbps wide-area wireless
> internet service offered by Ricochet/Metricom:
> http://slashdot.org/articles/01/02/09/1559221.shtml
> Since I last reported on this list, they have apparently reduced their
> round-trip times from 1/2 s to about 1/5 s.
> So, that would make even synchronous voice passable. Why shouldn't
> this kind of service phase out cell-phones in the next few years?
Ask that question in July. That should be about a month
after Riocochet is due to run out of cash.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2683889,00.html
I don't disagree with the technical point, but someone has to
make it commercially viable.
Actually, Metricom sounds like they are in good shape, even if
Ricochet is is not.
> Cheers,
> James
Mike
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