Ah, more toys :) http://meraki.com/news/2007/06/03/meraki-introduces-first-solar-powered-outdoor-wi-fi-access-kit Solar-powered Wi-Fi. Now use CF boot cards for OS, Flash drives for data and Wi-Fi for network... On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 15:49 -0400, Daniel Howard wrote: > Yes, the more I look at satellite ISP costs, the more I agree with Doug > that they just may be too expensive to be sustainable. Rats. > > So, I'd like to really explore the cell phone modem potential, even if > not as reliable and only used a few times during the day. It's been a > while since I used my cell phone as a modem, any thoughts about K12LTSP > compatibility? I'll jump over to K12OSN group and post the same > question there. > > Daniel > > > Justin wrote: > > I like that initial link > > (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4304375.stm) is because it's > > looking at ways to maximize the limited connections and what is > > available of the communications networks. Regular internet > > connections are nice, but maybe not necessary. I'm thinking back to > > FIDONet, where I used a reader and subscribed to discussions - would > > connect for a few minutes and then could read the messages offline.. > > If a school had only 5 to 15 minutes of telephone service to connect > > to the net and download with, it seems like browsing would be > > inefficient...but maybe downloading a bunch of entire websites in one > > sweep - like the first 10-15 that come up in search results. > > > > It also seems safe to think that while progress will be made in > > cellular and satellite, in 10 and 20 years there will still be many > > areas that have very limited communications networks...even with a > > couple big tech revolutions in the field. > > > > > > Doug Loss wrote: > > > > I hope some of these can jumpstart your idea, so you don't have to start > > from scratch. From what I saw in South Africa earlier this year, > > electricity isn't the problem so much as robust communications networks. > > The local telephone system isn't reliable enough for regular school > > internet connection. Cellular modems and routers are certainly > > available, but when a school's *total* yearly operating budget is about > > $12,000 US, there's basically no chance of affording the equipment and > > operating cost of such a connection. I'd think the cost of satellite > > internet would be even higher. > > > > > -- > Daniel Howard > President and CEO > Georgia Open Source Education Foundation > -- James P. Kinney III CEO & Director of Engineering Local Net Solutions,LLC 770-493-8244 http://www.localnetsolutions.com GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics) <jkinney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fingerprint = 3C9E 6366 54FC A3FE BA4D 0659 6190 ADC3 829C 6CA7
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