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- greevar, on 07/25/2008, -0/+13We don't need a bunch of ad hoc wireless crap. We need the fiber optic service the government paid the telecoms to do in the first place.
- AmyVernon, on 07/24/2008, -2/+9who knew these white spaces even existed? wow. that's good, tho, for more rural areas that have been bandwidth-poor...
- proverbs17, on 07/25/2008, -1/+6Hey folks, a couple of things to remember, before you say that this won't work:
1) They are targeting towards RURAL areas. You know, out in the country, away from football stadiums, baseball parks, that kind of thing.
2) The article talks about TESTING. Their not deploying this tomorrow.
I attribute most of the "anti" white space noise to the telecoms who want to oppress any type of competition. My comment to that is if they are so concerned, why don't they build their networks in the rural areas? You can't have it both ways folks..... - 3tcp, on 07/25/2008, -0/+4I hope so because Time-Warner has a monopoly on broadband internet in my city and they already screwed me over a couple times. I'd love to have the opportunity to buy service from someone else.
- gerryk, on 07/25/2008, -0/+4This fails to take into consideration so many things... digital network channel spacing is usually at least double the attainable bandwidth. Put another way, to achieve 10Mbps, you need a 20MHz channel. That may be OK in the GHz ranges, but down at UHF, it's an entire allocation, not just a channel.
Secondly, in order to be frequency agile over a very wide range, multiple antennas would need to be used... you can't just bang a signal into an antenna and expect it to radiate. There's the little matter of resonance to consider. - mindracer, on 07/25/2008, -0/+3mobile internet for thousands/millions using whitespaces vs a few microphones at a football stadium
hard choice.. - mooninite, on 07/25/2008, -0/+3You could design *gasp* digital mics that work similar to cell phone networks, VoIP, or any sort of multi-user voice communications service. Why must it be analog? Audiophiles butt hurt?
- VigRoco, on 07/25/2008, -2/+4I knew that these spaces existed. They are also use for wireless microphones at every event where you see wireless mics used. While the prospect of a wider web is exciting, it would make wireless mics completely unusable. So, every sporting event, every concert, and every church service would be forced to go back to wired mics. No more player sounds in football, no more Madonna dancing with a wireless mic on stage, no more speakers with headsets, no more of any wireless mic technology. Wireless mics are used more than you would think.
Links:
http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/PressRoom/WhiteSpace ...
http://www.shure.com/stellent/groups/public/@gms_g ... - GeneralFailure0, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2I am sure that if these microphones no longer functioned correctly we would start making wireless microphones which operate on a different frequency.
- VigRoco, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2All of the other frequencies in the UHF bandwidth are currently taken up.
- phoomp, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Current tel-cos and ISPs will fight tooth-and-nail against this.
- antdude, on 07/25/2008, -0/+1For me, 28800 (3 KB/sec). :(
- MtheoryX, on 07/25/2008, -0/+1On the other hand...
If there were true competition available, you may find that Time-Warner did, in fact, offer better service overall.
However, given the current monopolistic landscape, there's no way to know for sure. The end result is unsatisfied consumers who are, at best, dealing with what the perceive as crap.
If you did find an alternative, and it was NOT better, you would, presumably, go back to Time-Warner, as would others, and they would have a more loyal customer base.
The issue I'm dancing around here is this: If telcoms want to survive and thrive, they have got to open up and allow competition. A company that has loyal, dedicated consumers who have chosen them by free choice is a company that will succeed in the long run. Just look at Apple, or Digg, or Toyota. They all have a loyal customer base that are return/repeat consumers based on free and open choice.
/my rambling - MtheoryX, on 07/25/2008, -0/+1I'm sure that experts in the field working for or with the FCC and wireless device companies have certainly NOT thought of this.
You should let them know. You know, since you know something that they do not.
/sarcasm - godsdead, on 07/25/2008, -0/+1argh it might melt our brains, we already have soo much wireless stuff on the go!
- MtheoryX, on 07/25/2008, -1/+1Dugg for "broadband penetration."
- irishjays, on 07/25/2008, -2/+2I don't see what the problem is, Dial up works fine. I'm getting 48.8 on my 56.6, I'm not even using its full power!
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