Read the rest of the article here (may need a free NYTimes account): http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/10/technology/10WIRE.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Tanner" <tanner at real-time.com> To: <tcwug-list at tcwug.org> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: [TCWUG] Garage Tinkerers Claim Wireless Last-Mile Solution > From slashdot: > > "The NYTimes is reporting that two guys in their garage have designed a low-cost > wireless broadband solution that can transmit up to 20 miles. (A previous story > described a 7km achievement in Australia.) Their company is called Etherlinx and > they use the Wi-Fi 802.11b standard in a repeater antenna that people can attach > to the outside of their homes. The technology, which apparently costs under > $100, has been operating in a small for-pay trial in Oakland, CA for a year. Is > this a solution to the 'last-mile' problem, hope for rural areas, and the death > of cable/DSL? Read and be the judge." > > -- > Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 > http://www.mn-linux.org, Minnesota, Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 > http://www.tcwug.org, Minnesota, Wireless | Coding isn't a crime. > Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9 > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.tcwug.org > tcwug-list at tcwug.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list >