[SEL] Fw: Broadband and the town of Manas , Virginia, USA, a bit OT

[peter ogborne]

Thanks Tom for that interesting  and different view of Broadband .At the 
moment I can only have Dialup and that's fine .
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Smith" <tsmith at hal-pc.org>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Fw: Broadband and the town of Manas ,Virginia,USA, a bit 
OT


> You need to look closely before you make a decision on broadband 
> communication. It appears to be cheap but as in most things there is no 
> free ride.
>
> The only downside is the potential for RF interference of others users of 
> the spectrum. The frequencies used on these systems can and probably will 
> cause interference to emergency services, amateur radio, and other 
> commercial users that are on the primary and harmonics of the frequencies 
> used by the broadband network. Once broadband is established, there is no 
> way to shut it off in the middle of a natural or manmade disaster when the 
> lack of health and welfare communications is deadly.
>
> The US has several pilot broadband projects that have had very negative 
> effects on wireless communication. Interference on a average day is just a 
> nuisance but can have a very negative impact on life and property in a 
> natural disaster when you can't get health and welfare requests 
> communicated. There is a better way than jeopardizing our lives in 
> disasters that seem to be occuring freqently.
>
> Be careful.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:43:11 +0800
>  "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au> wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "peter ogborne" 
>> <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
>> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 7:11 AM
>> Subject: Fw: Broadband and the town of Manas ,Virginia,USA, a bit OT
>>
>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
>>> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:22 AM
>>> Subject: Broadband and the town of Manas ,Virginia,USA, a bit OT
>>>
>>>
>>>>I recently heard a report how the town of Manas [maybe incorrect 
>>>>spelling] in Virginia were testing a system of Broadband internet 
>>>>connection via the power grid. To all accounts it was successful. This 
>>>>would have great implications for our Australian Telstra as their copper 
>>>>system would not be needed. Most Australian towns are connected to the 
>>>>power grid ,so the inferstructure is already installed. If it is a goer 
>>>>then watch out Telstra shares!
>>>> Maybe someone in the US knows about the Manas system .
>>>> PS I know there is a Manasa [ The Manasa Mauler] Jack Dempsey or Was it 
>>>> Gene Tunney?
>>>> Peter Ogborne
>>>> Little Grove ,Albany
>>>> West Australia
>>>> ''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
>>>> jopeter at omninet.net.au
>>>
>>
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