he is right... the man is right!
but, then what do i know? MRL At 05:48 PM 12/16/2002 -0800, Alan Levy wrote:
I'm reading it now, again. It's penned by Gunnar Almgren, and titled "Roaming Between Wireless ISPs." Hey, you guys, unlike most other user groups, actually have a chance to organize, thanks to the wide coverage already affected on Manhatten Island. Time is running out. You need to form a non-profit, implement a clearinghouse for multilateral financial settlement (described in the paper), provide an e-government site, and apply to the city for a franchise. Of course, you also need the topological survey, BP, vendor agreements and a hybrid security plan where ID's are jointly used by municipal or state government. Time will tell. But, I suspect there's a great number of access points that won't cooperate. Best, Alan --- Daniel Thor Kristjansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it just me or is there no text on that webpage? > > Anyway, I think he was refering to Mini-ITX > motherboards. $100 including processor is pretty > cheap for retail... > > -- Daniel > > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Alan Levy wrote: > > Cheap? Not really. Vivato (phased-array > switching) costs US$ 10,000, covers 350 accesses in > a mile (to penetrate structures)... then there's > redundancy, applications platforms, roaming (revenue > sharing), operation and maintenance, regulatory > matters (maybe even USF - universal service fund)... > > Universality... under incumbents (of all kind)... > will get more expensive. > > 2nd round knockout. Game over. You lost. The 15 > minutes of glory ends soon. > > For reference see whitepaper and more at: > www.servicefactory.com > > Alan -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
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