moby866
Premium
join:2000-10-07
Above you | OK.
But what do you if you live in all electric house?
But this might be good for urban areas that lack broadband. |
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joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL | Uh, ok
Will it work with a tank?
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53059959
Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | reply to moby866
Re: OK.
I guess if beavers chew the lines, they'll explode in a firey ball of flame |
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Loker
Premium
join:2004-07-11
Fargo, ND
clubs: | who will this help
most urban area's have some sort of broadband already and you can not say it would help rural internet users because they have propane tanks not gas lines |
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Heterman
Premium
join:2004-02-28
Fayetteville, AR | reply to joebear29
Re: Uh, ok
Yea, just tell the gas man when he comes to fill it with broadband also.;) |
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ScottJr
join:2001-10-10
Charles Town, WV | Gas Broadband
I would worry about the smell. |
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sman83
join:2004-11-09
Urbana, IL | What next?
BPL and now BIG what other crazy thing are they going to come up with next? Soon your shower will get broadband. |
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99664227
Heavily MODerated
Premium
join:2002-11-21
USA
1 edit |  Sewer Broadband
How about 10 Gbps broadband via existing your local sewer system for $10.00 per month????:o
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amenite
The Soylent - It's People
Premium
join:2002-11-21
Ridgewood, NJ
clubs: | New Level one tech support script...
Question 1: "Is it plugged in?"
Question 2: "Do you smell gas?"
Question 3: "Do you smell packets?" |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN | reply to joebear29
Re: Uh, ok
Yes, but the latency sucks. Ping times can be on the order of 2 months, depending on when your delivery date is. Playing a FPS online will be an issue. |
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GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA
| Propagating radio waves in pipes.
Propagating radio waves in pipes is certainly a new twist on the idea of last-mile solutions, but it still requires more traditional hub-to-headend backhauls.
How to they handle propagation dampening, ghosting (harmonics), etc. between the point where its introduced and where its delivered. How are they handling isolation between households, or multiple accounts? How much energy is required to transmit upstream, from household to hub or headend? What happens during pressure flux? How dangerous would flowing NG inside of its pipe be toward generating static electric interference in the propagated transmission? What is the signal loss function--it is linear distance, non-linear distance on a tree, etc.?
This 'might' be of use to city owned and operated NG infrastructures and benefit them in knowing they will not have to dig up too much of the ROW (right of way). Still, though, its of limited market reach since (as someone already pointed out) not everyone lives in a NG-equipped neighborhood. |
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smallblock
join:2004-01-03
Milford, MA | reply to 99664227
Re: Sewer Broadband
roflmfao  :) |
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notloggedin
@ipc.com | Something smeels funny...
about this story. |
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needforspeed59
Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ
| reply to ScottJr
Re: Gas Broadband
said by ScottJr  :I would worry about the smell. This should help!
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to GhostDoggy
Re: Propagating radio waves in pipes.
Seems like a great idea for meter reading. |
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MacGyver
Bell Sucks
Premium,ExMod 2003-05
join:2001-10-14
Orleans, ON
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
| Huh?
"end user installed equipment" - on a gas line? Yeah right. sounds like pie in the sky to me. Even "blimpband" is more plausible than this.
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GemSnake
Premium
join:2000-10-19
3rd layer
clubs: | Uh...
Broadband via sewage lines, anyone? Anyone? We can also offer boradband via water pipes. Any takers?
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: | BOOOOOMMM
Seems like potential is there... |
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Nightshade
sic semper tyrannis
Premium
join:2002-05-26
Salem, OR
| reply to sman83
Re: What next?
Exactly since the shower head will be the MAC/DAC and all you have to do is hook up your PC to one of the holes in the shower head and turn on the shower and viola! you have BB through the shower. 
Talk about a literal pipe dream!
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Nighttime
join:2001-11-30
1 edit | reply to moby866
Re: OK.
Hum.. An idea with explosive potential...
CUSTOMER: I am having problems getting a connection...
TECH: Exactly what is the problem?
CUSTOMER: I think the line is cloged?
TECH: How can you tell?
CUSTOMER: I unscrewed one of the gass line. Smells really bad. Give me a second. Sounds of a match being struck and burnning. A Boom then the line goes dead.
TECH: Well it sounds like you have solved your problem... News at eleven! |
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