On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, steve ulrich wrote: > when last we saw our hero (Monday, Jul 15, 2002), > Jima was madly tapping out: > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > > Tried Covad SDSL? > > > > > > Yep, can only get iDSL through them, 144kbps. Sucks. Maybe Xcel energy > > > will start testing those IP over power line thingies. Or maybe the FCC will > > > reverse their decision and force cable providers to open their lines to > > > other providers. Or maybe a bunch of us need to get together and build a > > > nice wireless net and chip in on a fat pipe to the net. :) > > > > Gee, if you really feel like stirring the pot, go ahead and bring > > this up on the TCWUG list. Prepare to get flamed, though. The > > idea of building a wireless net and connecting it to a big pipe is > > a LOT easier said than done. If you feel like trying to help make > > it a reality, speak up. > > > > i'll second this. the meetings are the first tuesday of each month > and the overlay vs. hotspot discussion is one of the more hotly > debated discussions. > > the sucky part is the challlenge posed by our very boring terrain. > we're a land of not many hills and lots of trees. which makes things > a real pita. > Yep, even being on top of a hill isn't much help here. I don't have good LOS much of anywhere one the leaves come in... -- Daniel Taylor dante at plethora.net