[olug] Cox sucks

Sam Tetherow tetherow at shwisp.net
Wed Jul 18 06:00:13 UTC 2007


Speaking of wifi enabled phones...

Seems that the iPhone is not playing well, atleast with some cicso APs.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/071607-duke-iphone.html?netht=071707dailynews1&

Sam Tetherow
Sandhills Wireless

Daniel Linder wrote:
> On Tue, July 17, 2007 16:33, Sam Tetherow wrote:
> [Wonderfully concise technical description of the hurdles that current
> "Wireless ISP" providers need to contend with deleted. -- Dan]
>   
>> The only practical use I could see for a municipal level wireless
>> network would be for the casual user so they can read email and lightly
>> browse the web[...]
>>     
>
> One definite draw-back to most all WISP solutions is that their ability to
> penetrate buildings depends greatly on the radio frequency and the
> building construction material.  My local Target is a near perfect Faraday
> cage for Sprint phones, but just outside their doors and I get a clean
> signal.
>
> Once WiFi enabled phones and other portable devices have reached a
> critical mass, I can imagine building owners installing WiFi for their
> customers and allowing them to access the Internet -- personal on-line
> shopping list anyone? -- but only through the stores proxy server to
> insert ads, promote in-store specials, etc.
>
> Dan
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