http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 12 May 2008 13:10:56 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/05/171021.php#comment-717454 In small geographically contained areas fiber cable is cheap and provides excellent service. It can be easily integrated into a citizen controlled municipal network. Fiber moves traffic out of the RF spectrum. But Municipal WiFi still has an important role for making network access universally available at modest speeds for 'free', i.e., no nagging hookup cost. Most of us can get that now, in small islands of access, simply by going to our local coffee shop, often within easy walking distance, for the price of a cup of coffee. 717454@blogcritics.org Mon, 12 May 2008 13:10:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/05/171021.php#comment-717443 In small geographically contained areas fiber cable is cheap and provides excellent service. It can be easily integrated into a citizen controlled municipal network. Fiber moves traffic out of the RF spectrum. But Municipal WiFi still has an important role for making network access universally available at modest speeds for 'free', i.e., no nagging hookup cost. Most of us can get that now, in small islands of access, simply by going to our local coffee shop, often within easy walking distance, for the price of a cup of coffee. 717443@blogcritics.org Mon, 12 May 2008 12:40:04 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/05/171021.php#comment-717370 Hi Jonathan Yes i have heard of WiMax interfering with other frequencies .. I also heard of different frequencies at which WiMax operates. But frankly I never got into the depth of these.. Will appreciate if someone can add on it.. Keep Posting 717370@blogcritics.org Mon, 12 May 2008 02:43:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/05/171021.php#comment-717226 The biggesst drawback with WiMax is that the signal takes up more space on the non-visible spectrum - competing with radio, television and mobile phone signals. Granted, in due course WiMax could absorb all these signals, but at the end of the day it is capped by the restricted space available. And as the internet comes to demand more and more data for less and less available space, you're going to inflate the price of getting online. That's why we need an effective cabling approach, because as we upgrade and add to the network, we're also increasing supply. 717226@blogcritics.org Sun, 11 May 2008 16:42:31 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/05/171021.php#comment-716310 Phillip, by year end WiMax will be like wifi. It will be in our handhelds and notebooks...cheers 716310@blogcritics.org Thu, 8 May 2008 01:47:51 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/05/171021.php#comment-716260 I'm not sure how appealing something like WiMax is to me. I have fiber at my house, with 15Mbps. As a fixed-location technology, it seems slow. If I can get WiMax speeds anywhere using a card in my laptop, that's different. 716260@blogcritics.org Wed, 7 May 2008 22:17:30 EDT