http://broadcastengineering.com/news...ower-20050116/

With a repeater every mile, they will not be able to fulfill the goal of
cheap Internet for rural users. AUT (another useless technology)

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http://broadcastengineering.com/news...it-data-power-
20050116/

With a repeater every mile, they will not be able to fulfill the goal of
cheap Internet for rural users. AUT (another useless technology)

"Their system uses repeaters placed at every one kilometer, (0.62 miles) and
requires power lines to be modified to reduce interference with the data
signals. The estimates were based on computer models, and that the data
speeds available in a real-world version would depend on how many repeaters
a power company used."

Nothing like trying to use something intended for one use for some other
unrelated use. Why would any fool want to put high-speed transmission data
on an unshielded single wire feedline that travels for miles in a hostile
communications environment? One would think the idea wouldn't get off the
professor's desk. Maybe PhD's should harvest rice six months each year to
find out what the real world is all about?

ak

I would say this whole idea has been sold by people more interested in
getting the money of ignorant investors that building a workable system. BPL
will likely die shortly after implemenation if it ever gets off the grond at
all. The cost is just to high for it to be viable.

"King Zulu" wrote in message
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Nothing like trying to use something intended for one use for some other
unrelated use. Why would any fool want to put high-speed transmission
data
on an unshielded single wire feedline that travels for miles in a hostile
communications environment? One would think the idea wouldn't get off the
professor's desk. Maybe PhD's should harvest rice six months each year to
find out what the real world is all about?

ak

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 10:08:36 -0800, "CW"
wrote:
The cost is just to high for it to be viable.

Hi OM,

BPL suffers the same problem: "The Last Mile." However, in rural
America it is not 1000 customers in the last mile, it is the 3
customers in the last 10 miles.

BPL has all the smoke and mirror investment potential as a new
millennium dot.com. WiMax will bury this fizzling comedy.

For a disparaging view of WiMax:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759...039TX1B0000665
It is obvious that even the most restrained and pulled back design
wins hands down over BPL for BPL's proposed customer base.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC