Yes - The theory is that the data is encoded onto the power line at a frequency well above the 50 Hz of AC power, somewhat like the way DSL is above the frequency of normal telephone conversations.
However afaik the problem is that no electrical equipment has been designed with data-over-power in mind, so it could only be used reliably between the house and the end of the road power transformer. X10 control uses the same technique inside a house, but even then its not guaranteed to work. On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 12:31, Steve Bell wrote: > I have heard of a something under testing and development (in NZ) at > present - I heard it referred to as "darklining", which I understand is > using power lines to carry high speed internet access with the purpose of > supplying high speed access cheaply to rural customers. > > Or of course, I could have just been a supreme sucker, being taken for a > long ride with a big ball of wool over my eyes. Anyone else heard of such? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: C Falconer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 December 2002 12:17 > > To: Linux Users Group > > Subject: Re: Bandwidth [OT] (Was: Distributions) > > > > > > What kind of net access does the primary school there have? > > > > Their home page is gone-away - http://www.chch.school.nz/westmelton/ > > > > Yuri - how about becoming a test site for long haul SSR - find someone > > in Yaldhurst to be a repeater node :-) > > > > On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 12:07, Yuri de Groot wrote: > > > Thus spake Paul on this Tue, 03 Dec 2002 : > > > ] just build your house as one giant antenna :) > > > > > > I ain't rebuilding my house - my marriage is too important :-) > > > > > > ] surely TC have a solution for you Yuri > > > > > > No company will ever lay cable to rural areas > > > unless bound to do so by some contract with the > > > gummint (e.g. kiwishare). > > > > > > Telecon won't bother with adsl in rural areas. > > > TelstraClear wouldn't be able to justify laying > > > hundreds of km of cable per potential customer. > > > > > > Wireless solutions look like my only option. > > > > > > Yuri > > > > > > >
