[MLB-WIRELESS] Mystery company offering wireless net services

[Greg Campbell]

I rang them today and they said its a satellite based system.
The pcmcia cards put out 5 watts into a quadrafilar antenna.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fulton, Darren J" <Darren.Fulton at team.telstra.com>
To: "Melbwireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 2:08 PM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Mystery company offering wireless net services


> I have wondered how long it would take before some company tried to setup
a
> wireless solution like Metronet did with their Ricochet service in the US.
> Ricochet ran on the 900Mhz ISM band and the AP's had a nasty  habit of
> ramping up their output power to the full legal limit creating problems
for
> home users. The AP were located on suburban power poles.
>
> Darren
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lkhoo at csc.com.au [mailto:lkhoo at csc.com.au]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 5 March 2002 1:00 PM
> > To: Melbwireless
> > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Mystery company offering wireless net services
> >
> >
> > Many of you have probably seen this in the news already but
> > for those that
> > havn't ...
> >
> > http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=-163107291&p=1
> > snip ...
> > Get wireless internet access anywhere, anytime with the
> > exclusive Hughes
> > AXs card
> > * Portibility - Direct access from your computer or laptop -
> > no phoneline
> > required!
> > * Speed - 4 X faster than cable!
> > * Unlimited downloads - No exceptions or conditions!
> > * Customer Service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
> > * Onsite installation - in home or office (There is a once-only
> > installation fee of $360)
> >
> > Save $30 per month! Order before March 15th, 2002 & pay only
> > $70 per month
> > - capped for the next 5 years!
> >
> > Call us today on 1300 xxx xxx (not going spam there number here!)
> >
> > also axs stuff here
> > http://www.realtime-info.be/vpr/layout/display/pr.asp?PRID=1935
> >
> >
> > With their claims of anywhere, anytime is would seem that
> > they would need
> > to have AP's EVREYWHERE?
> >
> > Lucas
> >
> >
> >
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