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Thread ID: 40330 2003-12-05 02:17:00 Coming to you Wirelessly!!! nz_liam (845) Press F1
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197459 2003-12-05 02:17:00 This message was delivered to you without cables (TM) :p

I am typing this message on my Compaq nx9005, and connecting via a wireless pcmcia card to my brand new Linksys WRT54G,which connects in turn to my brand new wireless Woosh modem! No telecom involved (TM) :D, well at least not at my end :)


It cost:

Wireless PCMCIA Card $65
Linksys WRT54G (802.11b & g router/AP/switch) $ 180
Woosh Modem $200
Ethernet Cable for Woosh Modem $35

Tootal $480 :)



Cheers

nz_liam wireessly! B-)
nz_liam (845)
197460 2003-12-05 02:28:00 How much was the laptop? ;-)

Very cool Liam :D
Chilling_Silently (228)
197461 2003-12-05 02:33:00 > How much was the laptop? ;-)
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> Very cool Liam :D

Its better than cool its f***ing awesome !!! :D:D:D
nz_liam (845)
197462 2003-12-05 02:41:00 At about $6 per word. :D Graham L (2)
197463 2003-12-05 03:00:00 Well if this is $6 per word then I hate to see what people are paying for telecom's 256K plans, because this works out a hell of a lot cheaper! :) nz_liam (845)
197464 2003-12-05 04:00:00 What a pity you can't fit a Whoosh PCMCIA modem, and be wireless from a very wide area?

Perhaps one day.....if the need for an aerial was not so critical.
godfather (25)
197465 2003-12-05 06:33:00 Now the lad will be depressed. Thomas (1820)
197466 2003-12-06 03:00:00 Doubtless this will go like CB in the US.. People were using 1KW linear amplifiers. (The worst I ever did was 10-element Yagis :D) Graham L (2)
197467 2003-12-06 03:31:00 I also ran linears (807's with 1.5 kV EHT), but as the holder of a General Class callsign, it was somewhat more legit. I doubt that my 807's would be at all useful at several GHz, but thats a good thought. RF power transistors are plentiful... godfather (25)
197468 2003-12-06 04:02:00 What is "Linksys WRT54G (802.11b & g router/AP/switch) $ 180"
What does one need to have in his laptop to be able to use this service.
I am going to buy a laptop soon and would like to be able to join Woosh.

There is one thing, though, that bothers me. What if Woosh goes bankrupt ,for example, and we will be left with our hi-fi 200$ modems which will be of no use in this case. A complete waste of money since this modem is useless unless you are using their service. (Is it?)
Denisimonov (4954)
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