Tim wrote:
On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 06:34 -0500, Tom Poe wrote:
I want to use the switch to digital transmissions coming in February
of next year, to get everyone on the community wireless network
(intranet) to do the AT&T video phone vnc thingy.
If you want more than a group of about five locals being able to do it,
you need to put a lot of money into putting hardware everywhere, so that
people could use it (that's access points everywhere outdoors, and base
stations everywhere indoors), then a lot of money into education and
marketing so that people can and will use it.
The phone companies, et al, already do that. It can't be done for free,
it will cost lots of money (hardware, electricity, people), and as soon
as you find someone able to invest the necessary money, they'll be doing
so to make a return on their capital, just the same as the other
organisations that you're hoping to avoid (making as much money out of
it as they can).
Tim: Have to agree with you on most of what you say. So, I'm out in
the middle of the corn fields. Our town is roughly 3 miles by 4 miles.
There's a population of less than 8,000. Everyone can "see" the
nanostation2 from their homes. The community wireless network is not
connected to the Internet. So, let's assume everyone has a computer and
webcam. Couldn't they use something like Ekiga, and participate in a
videoconference across that network? I don't see where the
telcos/cablecos thugs have anything to do with it. Do they?
Tom
