RE: WiFi coverage of low density residential communities?

Brad --

Can it possibly be that, here in the 21st century, you have not yet absorbed
how a mailing list works, or do I misinterpret your question?

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I hope that I have not told you a bunch of things you already know well;
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methodical manner.

Ken Meyer


-----Original Message-----

From: [email protected]
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On Behalf Of brad williamson
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:18 AM
To: SeattleWireless Talk List; 'SeattleWireless Talk List'

Subject: RE: WiFi coverage of low density residential communities?

Ralph,

Why do I seem to be getting responses to questions from someone else?
This is the fourth
one I've recieved from Seattlewireless in a week?   I did attempt to get
involved with
Seattlewireless Talk last week, but having almost nothing to do with the
mail I've been
getting in my mailbox.  I never asked, for instance, about "wifi
coverage of low density
residential communities", the subject of this email.
Thanks for any help clearing this up,

B Williams

On Thu, 19 May 2005 08:51:00 -0700, "Ralph Sims" <[email protected]> said:

> I don't know how low-density the City is thinking about.
>
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002280448_wifi19.html
>
> > Dense metro area examples like city of Spokane's 100 blocks
> > of WiFi differ from the low density of residential
> > communities.  Has anyone references covering applications of
> > implementing WiFi coverage for low density residential
> > communities who have not been able to receive DSL?

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