RE: [RFI] Metricom?

[dj2001@mn.rr.com]

Jim,

I don't know what the problem was as far as the company was 
concerned.  There were a couple of postings that did touch on that.

BPL will have a tough time making it here in this city because of the 
cable broadband.  it's tough to beat, I know I wouldent change even 
for less money/per month.  Maybe in rual areas it could have a better 
chance, but it would have to be cheap, almost like a dial-up.  We 
have some pretty economical thinking folks out there in rual areas 
and they arent going to fritter their hard earned money away for this 
stuff.  I think the power companies know that at least around here.

73
Dale, K9VUJ




> Got it, Dale.
>
> I thought that was the case...but was interested in
> the Metricom situation, from a business perspective.
>
> As in...here's an example of a broadband distribution
> technology which did NOT work.  Is it more or less
> capital intense than BPL?  What were the underlying
> reasons for its failure, etc.
>
>
> N2EA
> jimjarvis@ieee.org
>
>
> Looks like some confusion here.  No connection with Metricom and the
> power company except the boxes are mounted on the street lights.
>
> We were discussing two different systems.  One is the Metricom which
> was intended as a wireless hookup to the internet that failed at
> least here in my town.  The company went BR.
>
> The other box we were discussing is a system which the power company
> uses to remotely read the electric meters.  The two are not the same.
>
> No other issues as to RFI ect, just a matter of interest and enlightenment.
>
> 73
> Dale, K9VUJ

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