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Hopefully, there is more development in this respect. I live in the city now, so I am thoroughly spoiled with broadband, but I remember the horrid days of rural dial-up.

I simply can't imagine using that now; the disconnects, the phone line all f'ed up, and no speed to boot. That's a gap that can't close quick enough.]]>Mar 18th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 18th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
I can remember the phone line dead, me unwrapping an internet card, horrid downloading and all that crap.]]>Mar 18th 2008 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 18th 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 25th 2008 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 19th 2008 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
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Here:
http://www.lazylaces.com/56Kmodem/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtqz0bdq30Q

YEAH! Brings back the memories!]]>Mar 18th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
Lol,


There is only part of my memory missed by those videos.... the inevitable "Fuck you AOL" muttered under my breath as it attempts to connect for the 6th time...]]>Mar 18th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 18th 2008 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 19th 2008 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 19th 2008 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 19th 2008 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.etherlinx.com/news/nytimes61002.html]]>Mar 18th 2008 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 18th 2008 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
This would certainly get my attention if it were rolled out in my area. Go Intel!]]>Mar 18th 2008 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
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Of course that's in a vacuum. YMMV. ]]>Mar 18th 2008 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/]]>Apr 5th 2008 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/wooohoo Brain cancer for the town people, wooohooo!]]>Mar 18th 2008 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
So assuming that this isn't worse than existing technologies, I doubt there will be a huge problem with latency. At least, not until you start maxing out that 60 mi range.]]>Mar 18th 2008 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 19th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/Mar 19th 2008 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
I wish the FCC would set up a licensed data band similar to GMRS, that would allow higher power, but specifically not allow commercial interests to hog it up. Long distance point to point wireless is very easy when you can run a gain antenna and 5-10 Watts.

Instead we get milliWatt power and more auctions.]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
We tend to sit here in the developed world taking the availability of information for granted. Any effort to bring internet connectivity to the kinds of places where school classes are held under a tree and books are a novelty is to be applauded without reservation imho.

"The goal here is to enable the 600,000 small villages in India. What happens when we give another billion people a voice?"

dg, hopefully they'll drown out yours.

Before I hop off my soapbox, check out this link for a cheaper means to extend the range of wireless networks...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6646469.stm#3
I reckon these people would treasure an RCP!]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
Pracical problem-solving done with a bit of brainwork and ingenuity. Totally relevant and totally meaningful low-cost solutions in the real world.

Great stuff.
Oh and put me down for a couple of those white boxes :)
In the meantime:
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/]]>Mar 19th 2008 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/
anyway, this is really really cool!]]>Mar 19th 2008 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/intel-touts-long-distance-wifi-for-rural-areas/http://www.lv.net/Las-Vegas-Wireless-Internet-Service.htm. I wonder if they have any patents to their technology.
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Nowadays. 100Mbps on Cable.. I dont see any slowdowns from here on out! :D

I really hope this becomes as popular as cell phones, paying for 3G and HSPA and whatnot just isn' worth it.. damn all those companies that make us pay for the wireless.. we have enough on our hands paying for the ISP connection at our homes!

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