[MLB-WIRELESS] infrastructure thoughts

[Steven Haigh]

While this is a great idea for the use of wireless technology,  
however not what Melbourne Wireless as a group should be looking at.  
We want to make it clear that we are not a Service Provider, we are  
not an ISP, we are not an Infrastructure Provider.

As a group, Melbourne Wireless is not about anything commercial, and  
there is no way we can offer any level of service guarantees. This is  
quite fine because we want to be a community organisation - and not a  
commercial entity. While it would be great to see free wireless  
internet access on all trains across Australia, it is not the place  
for Melbourne Wireless to be involved.

This being said, I will gladly help you, your friends, your  
neighbours, and anyone else get their own gear up and running and be  
part of the community network that Melbourne Wireless is collectively  
building.

You are correct, places like MetRail (or what was MetRail) have a  
huge infrastructure - and usually long runs of fibre along their  
tracks! - however they frown on giving away access to their  
infrastructure when they charge lots of money to other companies. If  
they did offer it however, I'm sure we'd jump at the chance to put  
gear in strategic locations.

On 09/11/2005, at 5:10 PM, Simon Hall wrote:

> Well theres a plan. Incidently Virgin trains in the UK provide  
> wireless internet...FREE on their trains.  Great idea.  Just wish I  
> spent more time on them when I was there.  I suppose you could sell  
> it to them like "Well they do it in the UK and you wanted fast  
> trians like them.  Why not put wireless on them too?"
>
> Cheers
> Simon Hall
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Hall"  
> <simon.hall at getstarted.com.au>
> To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:21 PM
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] infrastructure thoughts
>
>
>> Not sure if this has been mentioned and I really don't know the  
>> pros and cons, but could using the Met Railway infrastructure be a  
>> means of extending the network.  I know out at Beaconsfield they  
>> have a rather large tower with antennas on already.  Not sure what  
>> they are used for.  I think quiet a few of the railway stations  
>> have some form of antenna mast. Anyway just an idea any comments
>>
>> Cheers
>> Simon Hall
>

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Steven Haigh

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