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Screenshot Time...
Mar. 14th, 2008 07:47 pm
I haven't done a screenshot here for over a month!
Nice and simple this time...
Theme: Siro
Icons: Alumi (plus others in the sidebar)
I forget the name of the desktop
Mar. 14th, 2008
I haven't done a screenshot here for over a month!
Nice and simple this time...
Theme: Siro
Icons: Alumi (plus others in the sidebar)
I forget the name of the desktop
Screenshot Time...
Mar. 14th, 2008 07:47 pmI haven't done a screenshot here for over a month!
Nice and simple this time...
Theme: Siro
Icons: Alumi (plus others in the sidebar)
I forget the name of the desktop
Screenshot Time...
Mar. 14th, 2008 07:47 pmI haven't done a screenshot here for over a month!
Nice and simple this time...
Theme: Siro
Icons: Alumi (plus others in the sidebar)
I forget the name of the desktop
BroadBand for Rural Areas.....
Mar. 14th, 2008 10:52 pmOne thing that sucks about living in a rural area such as the one I live at is lack of broadband options. Here the two major options are either satellite, or a local WISP. The problem with those two are one is restrictive than the next. For example these are the options available to me (comparing the equivalent packages to the one I am using)( Details Inside )
That's why I support the idea of bringing more types of broadband services online. I've heard of Broadband over Powerline, using "White Spaces" (unused channels) in the TV spectrum for broadband internet. Some people question the need to have more broadband services since you can get services like DSL but that's not the point. Lots of people don't have options including a lot of the options I listed that are available to me for better or worse. Some people can only get either WildBlue or Hughes.
The only thing is there are things holding back certain types of broadband from becoming widespread for a while. Both BPL and TV "White Space" broadband are being held behind because certain people like HAM Radio operator and TV stations are concerned that they may cause interference with their operations. TV stations have a problem with it because for the TV one you'd have to run unlicensed broadcasting equipment. There's also one potential problem with using unused TV channels for broadband. A lot of people assume that since they can get a strong TV signal in a lot of places that means that would work great for internet. Here's the thing... TV stations (and radio stations) typically have to use HUGE antennae towers and a lot of power in order to broadcast that far and at that strength. So even if you can receive the signal that doesn't mean that you can send at the same strength. Maybe the same equipment that is used on their vans can be used but I'm no expert on that and I'm sure it's very expensive. I'd like to know how that would work out.
I'm hoping for WiMax to spread beyond just Albuquerque\Rio Rancho but who knows if they are in a hurry to do that. Their coverage map shows they cover practically the entire area of those two cities (they are actually more like one city). I'm actually starting to wonder if there's anything I could to do help bring it to Santa Fe.
I've heard of some people and getting others to chip in to pay for a T1 line and then share it wirelessly to their homes. I don't know what kind of red tape has to be gone through in order to do this though. They typically start at around $700+ dollars a month plus equipment... and then you have to round up enough people in your area to help pay for the T1 line. It's possible that some people around here are already doing that but you'd have to do a lot of asking around to find those private wireless networks and who knows if they'd accept you. The upside to this is the more people you get to sign up the bigger the line you can get. Although you'd probably be stuck doing support for those people.
The easiest thing for me may be to find housing in town and get back on Cable or DSL. But that's a ways off.. so for now I have to deal with having a 17GB a month rolling cap on my bandwidth.
Either way there are plenty of under-served areas that I would like to see better more affordable broadband be made accessible to.
That's why I support the idea of bringing more types of broadband services online. I've heard of Broadband over Powerline, using "White Spaces" (unused channels) in the TV spectrum for broadband internet. Some people question the need to have more broadband services since you can get services like DSL but that's not the point. Lots of people don't have options including a lot of the options I listed that are available to me for better or worse. Some people can only get either WildBlue or Hughes.
The only thing is there are things holding back certain types of broadband from becoming widespread for a while. Both BPL and TV "White Space" broadband are being held behind because certain people like HAM Radio operator and TV stations are concerned that they may cause interference with their operations. TV stations have a problem with it because for the TV one you'd have to run unlicensed broadcasting equipment. There's also one potential problem with using unused TV channels for broadband. A lot of people assume that since they can get a strong TV signal in a lot of places that means that would work great for internet. Here's the thing... TV stations (and radio stations) typically have to use HUGE antennae towers and a lot of power in order to broadcast that far and at that strength. So even if you can receive the signal that doesn't mean that you can send at the same strength. Maybe the same equipment that is used on their vans can be used but I'm no expert on that and I'm sure it's very expensive. I'd like to know how that would work out.
I'm hoping for WiMax to spread beyond just Albuquerque\Rio Rancho but who knows if they are in a hurry to do that. Their coverage map shows they cover practically the entire area of those two cities (they are actually more like one city). I'm actually starting to wonder if there's anything I could to do help bring it to Santa Fe.
I've heard of some people and getting others to chip in to pay for a T1 line and then share it wirelessly to their homes. I don't know what kind of red tape has to be gone through in order to do this though. They typically start at around $700+ dollars a month plus equipment... and then you have to round up enough people in your area to help pay for the T1 line. It's possible that some people around here are already doing that but you'd have to do a lot of asking around to find those private wireless networks and who knows if they'd accept you. The upside to this is the more people you get to sign up the bigger the line you can get. Although you'd probably be stuck doing support for those people.
The easiest thing for me may be to find housing in town and get back on Cable or DSL. But that's a ways off.. so for now I have to deal with having a 17GB a month rolling cap on my bandwidth.
Either way there are plenty of under-served areas that I would like to see better more affordable broadband be made accessible to.
BroadBand for Rural Areas.....
Mar. 14th, 2008 10:52 pmOne thing that sucks about living in a rural area such as the one I live at is lack of broadband options. Here the two major options are either satellite, or a local WISP. The problem with those two are one is restrictive than the next. For example these are the options available to me (comparing the equivalent packages to the one I am using)( Details Inside )
That's why I support the idea of bringing more types of broadband services online. I've heard of Broadband over Powerline, using "White Spaces" (unused channels) in the TV spectrum for broadband internet. Some people question the need to have more broadband services since you can get services like DSL but that's not the point. Lots of people don't have options including a lot of the options I listed that are available to me for better or worse. Some people can only get either WildBlue or Hughes.
The only thing is there are things holding back certain types of broadband from becoming widespread for a while. Both BPL and TV "White Space" broadband are being held behind because certain people like HAM Radio operator and TV stations are concerned that they may cause interference with their operations. TV stations have a problem with it because for the TV one you'd have to run unlicensed broadcasting equipment. There's also one potential problem with using unused TV channels for broadband. A lot of people assume that since they can get a strong TV signal in a lot of places that means that would work great for internet. Here's the thing... TV stations (and radio stations) typically have to use HUGE antennae towers and a lot of power in order to broadcast that far and at that strength. So even if you can receive the signal that doesn't mean that you can send at the same strength. Maybe the same equipment that is used on their vans can be used but I'm no expert on that and I'm sure it's very expensive. I'd like to know how that would work out.
I'm hoping for WiMax to spread beyond just Albuquerque\Rio Rancho but who knows if they are in a hurry to do that. Their coverage map shows they cover practically the entire area of those two cities (they are actually more like one city). I'm actually starting to wonder if there's anything I could to do help bring it to Santa Fe.
I've heard of some people and getting others to chip in to pay for a T1 line and then share it wirelessly to their homes. I don't know what kind of red tape has to be gone through in order to do this though. They typically start at around $700+ dollars a month plus equipment... and then you have to round up enough people in your area to help pay for the T1 line. It's possible that some people around here are already doing that but you'd have to do a lot of asking around to find those private wireless networks and who knows if they'd accept you. The upside to this is the more people you get to sign up the bigger the line you can get. Although you'd probably be stuck doing support for those people.
The easiest thing for me may be to find housing in town and get back on Cable or DSL. But that's a ways off.. so for now I have to deal with having a 17GB a month rolling cap on my bandwidth.
Either way there are plenty of under-served areas that I would like to see better more affordable broadband be made accessible to.
That's why I support the idea of bringing more types of broadband services online. I've heard of Broadband over Powerline, using "White Spaces" (unused channels) in the TV spectrum for broadband internet. Some people question the need to have more broadband services since you can get services like DSL but that's not the point. Lots of people don't have options including a lot of the options I listed that are available to me for better or worse. Some people can only get either WildBlue or Hughes.
The only thing is there are things holding back certain types of broadband from becoming widespread for a while. Both BPL and TV "White Space" broadband are being held behind because certain people like HAM Radio operator and TV stations are concerned that they may cause interference with their operations. TV stations have a problem with it because for the TV one you'd have to run unlicensed broadcasting equipment. There's also one potential problem with using unused TV channels for broadband. A lot of people assume that since they can get a strong TV signal in a lot of places that means that would work great for internet. Here's the thing... TV stations (and radio stations) typically have to use HUGE antennae towers and a lot of power in order to broadcast that far and at that strength. So even if you can receive the signal that doesn't mean that you can send at the same strength. Maybe the same equipment that is used on their vans can be used but I'm no expert on that and I'm sure it's very expensive. I'd like to know how that would work out.
I'm hoping for WiMax to spread beyond just Albuquerque\Rio Rancho but who knows if they are in a hurry to do that. Their coverage map shows they cover practically the entire area of those two cities (they are actually more like one city). I'm actually starting to wonder if there's anything I could to do help bring it to Santa Fe.
I've heard of some people and getting others to chip in to pay for a T1 line and then share it wirelessly to their homes. I don't know what kind of red tape has to be gone through in order to do this though. They typically start at around $700+ dollars a month plus equipment... and then you have to round up enough people in your area to help pay for the T1 line. It's possible that some people around here are already doing that but you'd have to do a lot of asking around to find those private wireless networks and who knows if they'd accept you. The upside to this is the more people you get to sign up the bigger the line you can get. Although you'd probably be stuck doing support for those people.
The easiest thing for me may be to find housing in town and get back on Cable or DSL. But that's a ways off.. so for now I have to deal with having a 17GB a month rolling cap on my bandwidth.
Either way there are plenty of under-served areas that I would like to see better more affordable broadband be made accessible to.
BroadBand for Rural Areas.....
Mar. 14th, 2008 10:52 pmOne thing that sucks about living in a rural area such as the one I live at is lack of broadband options. Here the two major options are either satellite, or a local WISP. The problem with those two are one is restrictive than the next. For example these are the options available to me (comparing the equivalent packages to the one I am using)( Details Inside )
That's why I support the idea of bringing more types of broadband services online. I've heard of Broadband over Powerline, using "White Spaces" (unused channels) in the TV spectrum for broadband internet. Some people question the need to have more broadband services since you can get services like DSL but that's not the point. Lots of people don't have options including a lot of the options I listed that are available to me for better or worse. Some people can only get either WildBlue or Hughes.
The only thing is there are things holding back certain types of broadband from becoming widespread for a while. Both BPL and TV "White Space" broadband are being held behind because certain people like HAM Radio operator and TV stations are concerned that they may cause interference with their operations. TV stations have a problem with it because for the TV one you'd have to run unlicensed broadcasting equipment. There's also one potential problem with using unused TV channels for broadband. A lot of people assume that since they can get a strong TV signal in a lot of places that means that would work great for internet. Here's the thing... TV stations (and radio stations) typically have to use HUGE antennae towers and a lot of power in order to broadcast that far and at that strength. So even if you can receive the signal that doesn't mean that you can send at the same strength. Maybe the same equipment that is used on their vans can be used but I'm no expert on that and I'm sure it's very expensive. I'd like to know how that would work out.
I'm hoping for WiMax to spread beyond just Albuquerque\Rio Rancho but who knows if they are in a hurry to do that. Their coverage map shows they cover practically the entire area of those two cities (they are actually more like one city). I'm actually starting to wonder if there's anything I could to do help bring it to Santa Fe.
I've heard of some people and getting others to chip in to pay for a T1 line and then share it wirelessly to their homes. I don't know what kind of red tape has to be gone through in order to do this though. They typically start at around $700+ dollars a month plus equipment... and then you have to round up enough people in your area to help pay for the T1 line. It's possible that some people around here are already doing that but you'd have to do a lot of asking around to find those private wireless networks and who knows if they'd accept you. The upside to this is the more people you get to sign up the bigger the line you can get. Although you'd probably be stuck doing support for those people.
The easiest thing for me may be to find housing in town and get back on Cable or DSL. But that's a ways off.. so for now I have to deal with having a 17GB a month rolling cap on my bandwidth.
Either way there are plenty of under-served areas that I would like to see better more affordable broadband be made accessible to.
That's why I support the idea of bringing more types of broadband services online. I've heard of Broadband over Powerline, using "White Spaces" (unused channels) in the TV spectrum for broadband internet. Some people question the need to have more broadband services since you can get services like DSL but that's not the point. Lots of people don't have options including a lot of the options I listed that are available to me for better or worse. Some people can only get either WildBlue or Hughes.
The only thing is there are things holding back certain types of broadband from becoming widespread for a while. Both BPL and TV "White Space" broadband are being held behind because certain people like HAM Radio operator and TV stations are concerned that they may cause interference with their operations. TV stations have a problem with it because for the TV one you'd have to run unlicensed broadcasting equipment. There's also one potential problem with using unused TV channels for broadband. A lot of people assume that since they can get a strong TV signal in a lot of places that means that would work great for internet. Here's the thing... TV stations (and radio stations) typically have to use HUGE antennae towers and a lot of power in order to broadcast that far and at that strength. So even if you can receive the signal that doesn't mean that you can send at the same strength. Maybe the same equipment that is used on their vans can be used but I'm no expert on that and I'm sure it's very expensive. I'd like to know how that would work out.
I'm hoping for WiMax to spread beyond just Albuquerque\Rio Rancho but who knows if they are in a hurry to do that. Their coverage map shows they cover practically the entire area of those two cities (they are actually more like one city). I'm actually starting to wonder if there's anything I could to do help bring it to Santa Fe.
I've heard of some people and getting others to chip in to pay for a T1 line and then share it wirelessly to their homes. I don't know what kind of red tape has to be gone through in order to do this though. They typically start at around $700+ dollars a month plus equipment... and then you have to round up enough people in your area to help pay for the T1 line. It's possible that some people around here are already doing that but you'd have to do a lot of asking around to find those private wireless networks and who knows if they'd accept you. The upside to this is the more people you get to sign up the bigger the line you can get. Although you'd probably be stuck doing support for those people.
The easiest thing for me may be to find housing in town and get back on Cable or DSL. But that's a ways off.. so for now I have to deal with having a 17GB a month rolling cap on my bandwidth.
Either way there are plenty of under-served areas that I would like to see better more affordable broadband be made accessible to.