On Wed, 2003-12-24 at 10:34, John Carter wrote: > It looks like the commerce commission has failed us, the local loop won't > be unbundled. > > So, how do you guys read this news? Will Telecom start turning up the > screws on us, or is this "bitstream access" enough to make a difference? > > Or will Telstra finally get of it's collective butt and bring cable the > last few hundred meters to my door?
There's an old addage: If you want something done properly, you have to do it yourself. Let's network NZ. Cheap wireless gear (including cheap Linux-based routers, directional antennae and PoE APs) coming everybody's way late January, early Feb. I've found a suitable proxy in Java for the Community Proxy concept. Would Tait want to join in the fun, John? Merry Xmas. Vik :v) -- This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
