RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The Wi-Fi Boom

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Trenton, MO area has two competing wireless ISP's. I think one uses WiFi
and the other uses microwave.

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Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://kavlon.org/projects/

On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Brent Deterding wrote:

> There is now a wireless ISP in St.Louis - $30/month I think. Forget the
> name
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 4:15 PM
> To: MLUG discussion
> Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The Wi-Fi Boom
>
>
> I just purchased a WiFi 802.11b PCI card to add wireless connectivity to
> my LAN.  It was $47 and has a $20 rebate and is Linux compat so not a
> bad
> price IMO. The antenna it comes with can be replaced to add extra range
> if
> so desired. I'm going to slap it into my gateway machine and see how
> things go. Really not to expensive a way to add a local hot spot.
>
> I'm thinking of getting business-class ISDN or DSL so that I can share
> my
> bandwidth legally (I checked with the phone company to verify it was
> okay.). Possibly open a lil hobby store to spend my free time in and put
> up a decent antenea from there.
>
>
> "There is no justice, just mercy." -- Highlander the Series
>
> ;):):-):):-):):-)8')
> Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> http://kavlon.org/projects/
>
> On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote:
>
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/12/technology/circuits/12wifi.html
> >
> > N.Y. Times
> > December 12, 2002
> >
> > The Wi-Fi Boom
> >
> > By ADAM BAER
> >
> > ON a brisk autumn day in Portland, Ore., Paul van Veen was soaking up
> some
> > sun as he logged on to the Internet - from a spot in bustling Pioneer
> > Courthouse Square. Mr. van Veen was looking for a job, and he was
> surfing
> > the Web over a free wireless connection.
> >
> > These days, Pioneer Courthouse Square is but one of some 140 public
> spots
> > across Portland with free Internet access using a high-speed wireless
> > technology known as Wi-Fi. The network of such Wi-Fi "hot spots"
> > throughout the city was developed by Personal Telco, a grass-roots,
> > nonprofit group devoted to blanketing the city with free access
> points.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
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