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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stealth on December 21, 2005, 02:48:09 pm

Title: Broadband wireless access ... FTW
Post by: Stealth on December 21, 2005, 02:48:09 pm

gotta love verizon's wireless broadband card.  i'm in big bend national park... hardly have electricity out here, but i'm surfing the net at 700/150 speeds ;)

gotta love it

kthx verizon

oh and best thing:  $70/month, but i don't pay a cent for it... my work does ;)

Title: Re: Broadband wireless access ... FTW
Post by: redsniper on December 21, 2005, 04:41:30 pm

Wireless broadband card? How does it work? Does it lag?

Title: Re: Broadband wireless access ... FTW
Post by: Kosh on December 21, 2005, 04:58:02 pm

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How does it work?

Without wires. :p

Title: Re: Broadband wireless access ... FTW
Post by: WMCoolmon on December 21, 2005, 05:15:25 pm

Quote from: redsniper on December 21, 2005, 04:41:30 pm

Wireless broadband card? How does it work? Does it lag?

Magnets.

And Satellites.

But mostly magnets.

Title: Re: Broadband wireless access ... FTW
Post by: Stealth on December 22, 2005, 12:18:24 pm

yeah. no wires.

and it uses cellphone towers.

actually i saw someone out here with a satellite dish set up.  lol. 

and yeah. it lags, but you can't complain.

Title: Re: Broadband wireless access ... FTW
Post by: redsniper on December 22, 2005, 07:51:38 pm

Hmm... I had the idea to use the already existing network of cellphone towers for internet a while back. They just took my idea. :p