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To: ilh1 who wrote (2019)12/1/1998 6:55:00 PM
From: SMALL FRY  Respond to of 2843
 
PS,

Hmmm... Thanks for the info, it does look familiar:

Message 6634271

Sorry... It was very tempting.

Ciao,
SF



To: ilh1 who wrote (2019)12/1/1998 6:58:00 PM
From: lizard lick  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2843
 
1
USRF
USRF Announces Third Generation Wireless Internet System; To File
for Patent Protection - PR Newswire

You guys better check this development out, could explode tommorrow along with the wavo story.

USRF

SkySurfin' TM

"Surfing without a wire!" Sounds good? With MEI's SkySurfin' system, you
can do just that!

If you have a current computer; a SkySurfin' wireless modem; live in one of
MEI's markets equipped with the SkySurfin' Wireless Internet System -- you
are ready to Surf!

It's just that simple: no telephone line needed -- great savings for the home or
office user; 64 kb/s and 128 kb/s - ISDN service for residential; for bonus
business users: 128 kb/s through T-1 service, with higher speeds available.
MEI's Wireless Internet System, offers bonus subscribers up to 50%
savings, compared to conventional Dial-Up services.

How the System functions:

MEI's Wireless System allows: Two-Way, High-Speed Internet access,
using: 900 MHZ and 2400 MHZ, FCC allotted spectrum. The SkySurfin'
system utilizes: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology, to
transmit and receive, very reliable, high-speed, two-way data streams.

The SkySurfin' system consist of: from one, to multiple cell-site
configurations; which permits various locations, or a complete city, to have
access to MEI's two-way, high-speed data transmission system. Each
cell-site is combined in a "honey-comb" type, configuration grid:

Fig. 1)

Each cell-site is connected via: a two-way, wireless, point-to-point link; or, a
hard-wire connection, which allows connection to the: World Wide Web.
Each SkySurfin' cell-site, has the capacity to handle up to: 300 users.
Subscribers will be equipped with: a SkySurfin' wireless modem unit
(containing, a small antenna outlet), connected through their computer port: