[RFI] Metricom?

[dj2001 at 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 at 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