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My 6 year old DSL modem is apparently dying. Turning the power on and off to the modem immediately brings it back for a while, but it is unreliable. I added on a router for a workstation and a hardwired network printing and an access point for wireless, but I would like to replace all of these pieces with a single unit. Requirements are compatibility with AT&T DSL, a hardwired network printer and workstation, and N and G wireless. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks.
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:53:11 PM
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Posted by admin! / Under Wireless Nomad
When the Federal Communications Commission granted LightSquared Inc. expedited approval to launch a new wireless Internet service, some powerful voices in Washington expressed alarm, including the Pentagon and one-third of the U.S. Senate. LightSquared’s bold $14 billion plan, its detractors said, could cripple GPS systems and threaten aviation safety, disrupt military and rescue operations and interfere with high-tech farming equipment and the everyday navigation devices used by millions.
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:53:11 PM
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Wireless broadband firm LightSquared has admitted that its original plan would have knocked out most GPS sat-nav kit, but argues that its new plan will only leave 200,000 users lost. Reporting on the results of several months of testing, involving 130 different GPS receivers, LightSquared admits that operating in the neighbouring band to GPS satellites will knock out a significant proportion of location-finding kit. But the company reckons its revised plan, announced last week, avoids interfering in all but the most-sensitive GPS kit: which LightSquared pegs at 200,000 devices around the USA. Those are important devices, installed in aircraft to...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:53:11 PM
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Posted by admin! / Under Wireless Nomad
You know where this is going. They got the wrong guy. Someone else had used Covert’s wireless connection to download child porn. Law enforcement officials say the case is a cautionary tale. It sure is. I can certainly think of some lessons we might draw. One might be: Maybe the cops should check to see if a suspect’s wireless network is secure, and therefore that they have the right guy, before they break into his home and point their guns at his head. Another lesson: Maybe it’s not such a good idea to send the SWAT team after someone suspected...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:53:11 PM
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OK, am trying to see what the off-the-shelf options are for preventing cell phone and wifi usage inside a small building. Yes, that's right. And no, I can't tell you why, because is all hush hush ;| ;|.You wouldn't beleive what google returns when you search keyword "cellphone dampers."OY!Thanks in advance.
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:53:11 PM
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My Verizon contract is up and I am requesting guidance from fellow freeper friends. My contract is expired. Where to go from here???
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:53:11 PM
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