Phoenix Area Wireless Freenet? (PAWF!)

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Author: David P. Schwartz
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Subject: Phoenix Area Wireless Freenet? (PAWF!)
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