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   Gerald Gibson, Oct 27th, 2005 @ 9:01am

   
   

   Dont believe them

   WiMax has already been proven to work just fine out in the wild shortly after Katrina destroyed Louisiana. Wireless Mesh Communities will destroy the investment that these people put into land lines. They will say anything or do anything to stop it. But then again switchboard operators probably would have done the same to protect their industry ...but now they are all gone. If everyone that has Windows XP and a wireless card gets on the mesh (http://research.microsoft.com/mesh/) we can push past their lies. PUT FACTS ON THE GROUND THAT THEY CAN NOT CHANGE!

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   Mike (profile), Oct 27th, 2005 @ 9:51am

   
   

   Re: Dont believe them

   I'm curious about this... exactly where was WiMax used in Lousiana?
   
   As far as I can tell, it would be pretty damn difficult to use WiMax because no WiMax equipment actually exists.
   
   My guess is you're thinking about the announcement recently from BellSouth. If that's the case, it's worth noting that that's NOT WIMAX. It's not even close. They're using proprietary wireless equipment from Navini that's CDMA-based, and has very little to do with WiMAX, even if they're calling it "pre-WiMax." Pre-WiMax is just a marketing label from companies that want to offer WiMax once it's available.

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   Painkiller, Oct 27th, 2005 @ 10:39am

   
   

   Re: Dont believe them

   It's available but the large landline companies are trying to halt progress and keep it from being used. Here's one place that's using a mixture of WiFi and WiMax: http://nwm.mobilepipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301422 "The wireless network uses both short-range Wi-Fi signals and a version of a related, longer-range technology known as WiMax. While Wi-Fi and WiMax antennas typically connect with the Internet over a physical cable, the transmitters in this network act as wireless relay points, passing the signal along through a technique known as meshing."

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   Mike (profile), Oct 27th, 2005 @ 11:03am

   
   

   Re: Dont believe them

   It's available but the large landline companies are trying to halt progress and keep it from being used.
   
   Nope. That's not WiMax. It's not WiMax because there is no WiMax equipment. Literally. It does not exist. Not a single piece of equipment has yet been certified as meeting the WiMax standards. Lots of companies have "pre-WiMax" equipment, and some in the press say that's WiMax, but it's not.
   
   There will be WiMax equipment at some point, but this isn't it.

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   Gerald Gibson, Oct 27th, 2005 @ 10:47pm

   
   

   Re: Dont believe them

   Are you sure about that Mike? I guess these guys could be wrong...
   
   
   http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051016/BUSINESS/510160370/1003
   
   ht tp://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051016/BUSINESS/510160370/1003
   
   http://www.g lobetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051006.gtkatrinaoct6/BNStory/Technology/
   
   
   

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   Mike (profile), Oct 28th, 2005 @ 1:17am

   
   

   Re: Dont believe them

   Yup. 100% positive. Those aren't WiMax. They're being *called* WiMax by both the companies involved and the press, but they're not even close to WiMax. WiMax DOES NOT EXIST. There is no certified equipment. Certification testing *just started* and there are mixed reports on how well it's actually going.
   
   For about 3 years now companies have been claiming their equipment is WiMax when it isn't -- and the press has been eating it up and turning it around and saying it's WiMax. It's not.
   

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