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To: shoreco who wrote (47953)	4/6/2002 4:15:37 PM
From: Jdaasoc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

I use a phoneline network in my house and I have 7 computers all sharing 1 highspeed cable connection. Total cost = $45per/pc Come wire my house; you work cheap. <g> Labor is expensive and think if you move remodel. Your cost with wireless is zero.

To: shoreco who wrote (47953)	4/6/2002 5:08:43 PM
From: kanuti	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

Wireless would've cost $125per/pc and another $250 for the access point.. I use a Orinoco wireless orinocowireless.com and the cost was about $145 for the access point (gateway), $74 for the PC card for a laptop and $130 for a desktop client. I actually have 2 broadband connections to the house and 2 gateways. Any computer can switch to either ISP in seconds. A nice thing is if I travel I can take one of the gateways and a laptop with me. Then I can use the computer an not be tied to a phone line. Not to be a smart a*s, but it would seem to me that if one can afford 7 pc's, the additional expense of the wireless should be not an issue. As for the average Joe, if they want it they will buy it. It is just a matter of importance. In America few seem to worry about spending money, but that is a different subject that has been discussed extensively. Also Sprint Wireless Broadband, which is one of my ISP providers, has been working for some time on routing their service through cell phone towers. Presently we use a roof mounted antenna pointed at a repeater. I would think once this technology is up and running high speed internet access would be available almost anywhere in the country. But I have no idea how close they are to rolling it out, or if and when they might blanket the country with it.