Read the rest of the article here (may need a free NYTimes account):

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/10/technology/10WIRE.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Tanner" <tanner at real-time.com>
To: <tcwug-list at tcwug.org>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 10:16 AM
Subject: [TCWUG] Garage Tinkerers Claim Wireless Last-Mile Solution


> From slashdot:
>
> "The NYTimes is reporting that two guys in their garage have designed a
low-cost
> wireless broadband solution that can transmit up to 20 miles. (A previous
story
> described a 7km achievement in Australia.) Their company is called
Etherlinx and
> they use the Wi-Fi 802.11b standard in a repeater antenna that people can
attach
> to the outside of their homes. The technology, which apparently costs
under
> $100, has been operating in a small for-pay trial in Oakland, CA for a
year. Is
> this a solution to the 'last-mile' problem, hope for rural areas, and the
death
> of cable/DSL? Read and be the judge."
>
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