tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post113242296872545615..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: Super-Cheap Computing - Coordination NeededAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1133159074972247862005-11-28T07:24:00.000+01:002005-11-28T07:24:00.000+01:00The problem with everyone using the cell towers to...The problem with everyone using the cell towers to communicate is, every megabyte is billed. WiFi offers the ability for people to communicate at no cost over short distances. Why should people pay for the last mile when they can do it cheaply themselves? People should at least be given the choice as to whether they want to go the DIY option. The free market can decide whether or not meshed WiFi is an acceptable substitute for other last mile solutions.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730846273772181183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1133050725379909482005-11-27T01:18:00.000+01:002005-11-27T01:18:00.000+01:00The only thing is: you still need to lay the fixed...The only thing is: you still need to lay the fixed lines out to the access points, or put in the microwave backhaul. And if the cellular types are already building the m/wave backhaul to their cellsites, you may as well use it.<BR/><BR/>Dunno about WiMax pricing, but the radio is not a terribly big chunk of the price of a GSM phone any more.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1133047537417332392005-11-27T00:25:00.000+01:002005-11-27T00:25:00.000+01:00Can't wide-area wireless solutions and local-area ...Can't wide-area wireless solutions and local-area wireless solutions work together? The Lapster has a WiFi radio. So the kids in a classroom can mesh together, and perhaps around their village/neighborhood. I am a big believer in the potential of mesh networks but I don't for one second believe that WiFi can cover the planet nor can it do a good job of delivering a single Internet feed to a large population. But why not use a wide-area wireless solution to deliver the backhaul to villages/suburbs and then use a WiFi mesh to deliver the Last Mile? With this architecture, any WiFi device would probably not be more than 2 hops from the backhaul router. I advocate this solution because I believe WiFi radios will be cheaper than cellular/3G/WiMax radios for some time to come.<BR/><BR/>Companies that roll out wide-area wireless tend to ask for monthly subscriptions for access, and they ask premium prices for the ability to roam wirelessly. By using the wide-area wireless as a fixed backhaul and using WiFi as the medium in which one can do limited roaming, the costs are reduced considerably.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730846273772181183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1132590662868464312005-11-21T17:31:00.000+01:002005-11-21T17:31:00.000+01:00It runs Linux.It runs Linux.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-1132479755129440672005-11-20T10:42:00.000+01:002005-11-20T10:42:00.000+01:00must have missed the part about the freeware, or i...must have missed the part about the freeware, or is there a winlight on the horizon as wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com