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Date:      Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:08:23 +0100
From:      Guido van Rooij <guido@gvr.org>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirkx@webweaving.org>, Matt Braithwaite <matt@braithwaite.net>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: STRIP (was Re: richochet modems)
Message-ID:  <19991129230823.A70735@gvr.gvr.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911251250110.80669-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>; from Doug White on Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 12:52:22PM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911250939310.551-100000@brunte.ispra.webweaving.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911251250110.80669-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 12:52:22PM -0800, Doug White wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On 24 Nov 1999, Matt Braithwaite wrote:
> > 
> > > I believe the range for direct radio to radio communication is about
> > > 1/4 mile with typical urban obstacles; can anybody confirm?
> > 
> > Any guess of the frequency ?
> 
> Frequency hopping in the 900MHz range.
> 
> I believe you can go modem-modem even through the repeater network.  As
> long as the modem is set to auto-answer and you know the number, you can
> call each other.  
> 
> You have to use starmode if you want to handle multiple connections, but
> for single connections modem-modem is fine.  Metricom also sells
> (sold?) gateway units that you could use to drop onto the POTS network.

Anyone know the price of such a thing? Mighht be worthwhile here at home
(though I guess the frequency rabnge is already taken in Europe...
does anyone know (sounds like GSM))

-Guido


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