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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10805)	3/29/2001 12:11:53 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Kind of frustrating reading the PRs and then comparing it to the reality of SP's rolling it out. Well...just one (attempted) users experience. I was supposed to have an installation of Sprint Broadband tomorrow. Unfortunately, they did a site survey yesterday and informed me that they would need a 25ft tower to get a connection to the antenna on the Sears Tower. I wonder how my neighbors would have liked that <g>. Slacker....still stuck with 56K

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10805)	3/29/2001 12:12:29 PM
From: P2V	Respond to of 12823

Hi Mike, Guess my answer is NOPE ! LOL Me thinks that "HI Fi" claims will be flying around for some time, though. This Agere spinoff does interest me enough to follow it closely . With their current product, which are used by Apple as well, and with the research that Lucent has already done in the BB Wireless area, it seems like the right thing to do. Otherwise, I'm spending my time catching up on Independent Power Producers. Wherever young George Bush leads us, my investment dollars will follow. ( a lesson that I previously learned the hard way, during the Gipper's term ) Best, Mardy.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10805)	4/10/2001 3:59:11 AM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

I note that Agere was hyped in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. 2-10 miles seems to be the claim, while the following article from the Agere website indicates that at 7 miles across the ocean, line of sight was required, as an island shut ship to shore down. datacomm.uconn.edu The latest Gilder GTR report spoke of new antennas providing for Non Line Of Sight wireless, technology from Soma Networks(private- but added) designed for it, and some history concerning previous semiconductor market meltdowns and one Andy Kessler, author of this Article from Monday's Wall Street Journal. interactive.wsj.com If you can get it, it paints a picture of possible death to 3G providers at the hands of 802.11b(WI-FI). With these long range antennas from Agere spreading fast in certain cities around the world...WI FI can allow free internet access to anyone near a node. Power to the people? Very interesting last mile developments, IMO, at any rate. Seems it was way back in '96 or '97 in an early GTR, where Mr. Gilder painted a picture of cheap chips enabling cheap radios, placed all over town, creating a widespread wirelessly connected world. A futurists dream. But between the latest GTR, this article from Mr. Kessler, and the expected failure of other means to deliver decent broadband anytime soon, there appears to be a possible near term leap exactly in that direction, bubbling up right under our noses. Beats me! It could be real, just could be. Freedom Works, Dan B