Sounds like you're getting suspiciously close to how Ricochet was implemented!  Why don't y'all see about purchasing their assets from
the folks who bought them?  From what I read, Phoenix was NOT one of the cities targeted to be turned back on.

-David

Jay wrote:

> Even in a completely flat field, the curvature of the Earth will limit
> line-of-sight to 12 miles. When doing this in a city, the density needs to
> be **much** greater than that due to various obstructions.
>
> The best distance I have heard of with 802.11b is 50 miles. This was done
> in Canada - mountain-top to mountain-top with big honkin' antennas.
>
> In a place like Phoenix metro, with "reasonable" masts/antennas, I would
> guess that an access point would be needed every 0.5 mile or so. This
> density could probably be extended a bit in more rural areas. Really the
> only way to know is to find a neighbor and give it a shot. :)
>
> ~Jay
>
> On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Jiva DeVoe wrote:
>
> > I was pretty shocked to find out that these guys are able to do
> > 802.11b up to 40km!!! with line of sight!  I couldn't beleive it!
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:44:53AM -0700, Jay wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Absolutely! I am near 46th Place and Ray Road (in Ahwatukee) - I have two
> > > 802.11b networks at home and would gladly add an antenna (or two) if there
> > > are other people in the area...
> > >
> > > ~Jay
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Jiva DeVoe wrote:
> > >
> > > > We should do something like this:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~mesh/faq.html#3.5
> > > >
> > > > It's a metropolitan area cooperative wireless network.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else out there with an 802.11b network think this is cool? :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> ~Jay