Noah Silva on Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:05:59 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] PLUG Wireless/ Co-op?


Note how I said "Assuming they used it fairly a lot".  If I am paying
for X Mbit connection, I tend to use most of it, most of the time (just
ask speakeasy he he he).

 -- noah silva

On Wed, 2002-04-24 at 22:20, Doug Crompton wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Noah silva wrote:
> 
> > I don't see how $300- $500 is "a lot" for equipment costs.  I would worry
> > more about the recurring monthly fee.  if the linkup was 256kbps then you
> > could split a t1 up into about 4-8 users (depending on how much they used,
> > but assuming they used it fairly a lot).
> > 
> 
> Actually it does not divide up that way. Yuo can put many more then the
> divided badwidth on. The systems Bluetruck uses are 3 megabit. They figure
> it will support 20-30 users. Obviously not everyone is using the full
> burst bandwidth at all times. You can go with higher data rate systems at
> more cost. The bands are in the 2.5 and 5 Ghz regions and of course are
> line of site but there are papers on near line of sight use.
> 
> Center city Philly already has a wireless system up and running. That is
> not to say that there cannot be others. This stuff plays fairly well
> together. There are multiple frequencies and spreading patterns that can
> be used.
> 
> Doug
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