On Thu January 12 2006 11:41 am, Michael Wright wrote: > Hi folks > > I have just heard that you wont need to be on a land line if you live in > Australia. Ergon Enery is taking over, all you need is adsl modem a > computer and all you do is plug it in the wall and you connected, this > will go on your power bill... > > don't ask me how long will this be in place as a friend of mind works > for Ergon and it maybe by the end of the year. all next year people will > be notice by tv,there inter website, on there next bill, even in your > local paper > > good news has come at last now we don't have to worry about connecting > to a phone line.... > > Mick For why this may not be such a great idea, take a look here to see some details about the controversy raging around the proposed broadband over power line proposals. http://tinyurl.com/4jubx It is claimed that recent improvements may have dealt with some of the criticisms - I'm not a ham radio operator, so I can't speak to that, but, friends of mine in the ham radio community are not entirely mollified. -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
