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NPR's Sensible Look at Dangers of Automotive Wi-Fi

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2010-01-12 11:14:36 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
Talk of the Nation looks at whether the distractions of in-car Internet will add to driving's dangers: They aren't even looking at whether or not you are manipulating devices while driving; rather, whether the increased distraction even with voice recognition software for handling tasks is a danger on the order of talking on the mobile or...
 
Tags: brain, brain surgeon, hands-free devices, hands-free, ashford, nicholas ashford, dangers, cell phone, motor functions
 
 
 
 
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Novarum Offers Guidance for Outdoor Wi-Fi Networks

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2010-01-12 11:04:39 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
The folks at Novarum, who include two of the pioneers of Wi-Fi, offer a free report on outdoor Wi-Fi network building: The recommendations aren't surprising to anyone who has followed this site. Novarum recommends a whopping 60 access points per square mile to exceed 90 percent coverage for 802.11n laptops at rates higher than expected 4G...
 
Tags: wi-fi, novarum, percent, percent coverage, coverage, outdoor wi-fi network, 11n network, 11n, novarum recommends
 
 
 
 
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MagicJack Uses Magic Spectrum Wand for Femtocell Service

2010-01-12 10:56:43 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
MagicJack says it can provide GSM femtocells in the home without agreements with AT&T and T-Mobile: This is one of the most audacious and fascinating attempts to work around spectrum rules that I've seen since Vivato convinced the FCC to tweak the point-to-point power limit rules for phased-array devices MagicJack currently offers a VoIP service...
 
Tags: femtocell, magicjack, femtocell magicjack, fcc, fcc tests, magicjack confirms, fcc licenses, magicjack pulls, file fcc complaints
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Wireless Energy, Acela

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2010-01-11 22:37:09 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
Company claims Wi-Fi charging system: RCA Airnergy will suck Wi-Fi signals out of the air and charge an internal battery that then discharges into a handheld. The limits on power for Wi-Fi, coupled with the laws of physics, would seem to argue against this producing enough to be useful. Read the comments on this post where someone works out the...
 
Tags: company claims wi-fi, wi-fi, county wireless network, network, county, city-wide wi-fi, suck wi-fi signals, internal battery, battery
 
 
 
 
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In-Flight Internet's Ongoing Bet

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2010-01-11 22:20:00 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
...information to know whether or not Aircell will succeed financially with its offering. Aircell and airlines release pretty scanty information, although the tea leaves indicate a relatively low rate of paid usage--relative to what's needed to make these services go Sharkey got Aircell exec Ron LeMay to admit that the company was installing its...
 
Tags: aircell, aircell bet, in-flight internet, company-wide access, company, sharkey, access, strike direct deals, sharkey notes
 
 
 
 
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Sante Fe Man Sues Neighbor over Radio Waves

2010-01-11 14:32:17 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...information there, even though there are piles of studies from the last few years that can't find any correlation between cell phone use and illness But there should no longer be a dispute over electrosensitivity. It's become increasingly clear that people who claim that condition have a measurable health problem--Essex University and...
 
Tags: neighbor, regensburg study, regensburg, psychosomatic effects, effects, study, essex university, people, agency
 
 
 
 
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Aircell Adds In-Flight Movies via Wi-Fi

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2010-01-10 20:59:06 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
Computerworld reports that Aircell will offer movie rentals while in flight via its Wi-Fi network: I have been predicting this for umpty-umpty years, because if you have storage and a delivery system and content and a captive, bored audience, you have an incredible recipe for video sales This goes beyond the crummy seatback displays--no matter...
 
Tags: in-flight, wi-fi, flight, robust in-flight entertainment, content, aircell, video content, content download, download
 
 
 
 
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T-Mobile Ditches Home VoIP, Keeps UMA

2010-01-07 13:55:36 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
T-Mobile will stop selling new @Home VoIP service; handset calling unaffected: T-Mobile introduced unlicensed mobile access (UMA) calling in 2007 , where a dual-mode handset can place and receive calls over either a cellular network or Wi-Fi, and seamlessly continue calls as a customer travels. This service works in homes and offices, and at...
 
Tags: t-mobile, phones, service, home voip service, regular wired phones, continue, seamlessly continue calls, cellular phones, dual-mode handset
 
 
 
 
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Sprint Releases WiMax/3G Gateway Next Week

2010-01-07 13:31:27 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
Sprint will sell its Overdrive, a router that handles 3G and WiMax, starting 10 January: The device, $100 with a two-year contract, works with either 3G CDMA or 4G WiMax, preferring the 4G network. It's $60 per month, which includes unlimited WiMax usage and 5 GB of 3G. The device appears to be nomadic, rather than mobile: that is, intended to...
 
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Minneapolis Wi-Fi Network Complete

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2010-01-05 10:51:08 by Editor in Wi-Fi Networking News
...information in English that I can find, nor linked in Chinese. The last update on Taiwan's government page about this private project was from early 2006 Copyright 2010 Glenn Fleishman. All rights reserved. Please notify us if you find this content anywhere but at wifinetnews.com or wimaxnetnews.com . Reproduction of full articles from RSS...
 
Tags: network, wi-fi, wi-fi network, larger network, belair network equipment, network cost 20m, future services, broadband cable subscribers, services
 
 
 
 
 
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