Frank:
More options to ponder!
How about a server location? Have you contemplated the need for a server, an harmonica hub or brouter, and some LAN extensions to back up devices and shared printers, as well?
This is out of my area of expertise. The server and network will be something new to my home, so I have a lot of research to do in that area.
In regards to wireless, is it not, by its very nature, something one does not need to pre-plan for? Bluetooth should allow for mods at the computer/notebook/handheld to allow the communications to occur. My wireless connection to Sprint's HDR system should be a PCI board(maybe NGIO by then!) with a small antenna. Better yet, my laptop will have a CDMA ASIC on the motherboard, as may my server. So, for now, I'll have to tote my laptop around and plug it in to the data ports in each room. While I remain tethered to the suburban copper, I see no alternative. We'll be the last to get DSL, if ever, last to get a cable broadband pipe. Now, I have heard about wireless connectivity around the home, but I have not explored that yet.
My only hope is a two way satellite based service, and nobody has gone forward with a sensible solution there yet. I still find it unthinkable that nobody has latched on to ViaSat's planned system. It would use a GEO satellite, provide a 256K uplink, shared 30Mbps downlink, for a $30/month all you can eat internet connection. I've used the system, and it works great. It would be a godsend for broadband-hungry suburbanites and rural folks. |
