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To: Stan V. who wrote (3978)	4/19/2000 12:09:00 AM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6847

Hello Stan, > Thanks for the explanation Scott! I am very interested in > this vision of yours. It does seem natural that this will > happen sooner than later. What's interesting is that some of the basic concepts are around ... but just not in the exact form. I've been using the Motorola FRS (Family Radio Service) handheld radios for several years now. A friend showed them to me and they are extremely handy. Now I see them selling like hotcakes at Costco and Sam's Club. I've seen them on the ski slopes and in airports. I believe that people are learning to depend on and use "peer to peer" communications technologies for a variety of purposes. And the costs have fallen tremendously. I was looking into the use of digital communications with these cheap radios, but the FCC has specifically banned that. So now I see something like 802.11b providing a "close range" solution ... I'm not sure what will "win" in the ~10 mile range though ... I've recently been experimenting with some 900Mhz radios from a company called Wireless Mountain. There is another vendors called FreeWave. These are both commercial versions of military-type spread-spectrum radio technologies. Lower bandwidth (100kbps) but good distance at ~20 miles! wirelessmountain.com freewave.com > Are there improvements "in the works" for the 802.11 card > as far as bandwidth is concerned? The current 802.11b bandwidth is 11Mbps for "close range" ... I've experienced 100+ feet and even further outdoors or in clear space. I'm not sure what the next jump will be ... Scott C. Lemon