Yet another wireless toy

[billvon 3,107]

I just got hold of a CDMA 1x EVDO PC card for my laptop. From anywhere in San Diego I can get 400-500kbps connection speeds. (For reference, dialup is 50kbps at the very best and a DSL line can hit 1500kbps.) Cool, especially since I worked on the technology. It's expensive so far - for your typical person without connections the card is around $200 and the service is $79 a month. But that should drop as it becomes more popular.

In other news, I have a few directional 2.4GHz antennas on order. Running wires for net access at Rantoul last year was so inelegant; with the antennas and two access points we should be able to get service to the DZ.com tent without too much hassle.

[AggieDave 6]

Is that the one with the new specs on the inline girder?

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[flyangel2 2]

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In other news, I have a few directional 2.4GHz antennas on order. Running wires for net access at Rantoul last year was so inelegant; with the antennas and two access points we should be able to get service to the DZ.com tent without too much hassle.

Oh goodie! Can I play with it at the Convention?

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[TomAiello 26]

What are the service areas like?

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[billvon 3,107]

>Can I play with it at the Convention?

You can play with whatever you want at the convention, Mary.

[billvon 3,107]

>What are the service areas like?

Right now just DC and San Diego; supposedly growing fast. It will "fall back" to its 2.5G speeds of 40-60kbps (dialup speeds) outside those areas.

[flyangel2 2]

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>Can I play with it at the Convention?

You can play with whatever you want at the convention, Mary.

You're just being nice now, cause you know that the next new avatar I post will be a picture of you and me together

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[Slappie 9]

Why pay for your own service when you can just piggy back on someone elses? http://www.stumbler.net/ Pretty neat shit actually. If you've never heard of "Wardriving" take sometime and do a search. There is some decent information on the subject.

Laptop
Netstumbler
wireless nic
Antena
gps to mark locations

You can map your whole neighborhood, or parts of your city for decent connection speeds.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[billvon 3,107]

>Why pay for your own service when you can just piggy back on someone elses?

Too unreliable for serious usage. Besides, most people are enabling WEP now.

[wildblue 7]

Google for 'war flying' - probably get a lot of unrelated responses, but someone actually has flown around (I think it was CA) and marked hot spots
With WEP and WPA, you're going to have a harder time.

For me, I'll stick with my Treo. I already have it, the data plan is only $15/month, and I can get 50-150k just about anywhere.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[Zenister 0]

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Besides, most people are enabling WEP now.

you'd like to think so, but from where i sit at the moment i can see 5 unsecured and 1 secured network.

it was even funnier last time i went thru Dallas..from the airport i could see 7-10 depending on where i sat and several had nothing preventing me from wandering around in their harddrives if i'd been so inclined...

if ignorance were painful maybe people wouldnt remain so for as long as they do..

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