Yeah, looks great if your covered, I actually looked into this a while back. I live in a verry covered area, and it would be nice. I allready spend 50 at home for cable access ,and I just dont think I need the 128 K for another 70 bucks a month. I can make do with my 14.4 Kbps via PCS phone.
The most importiant issue with this thing is : The parent company is going broke!
http://www.metricom.com/ owns the Ricochet name. They make and sell the product and are the owners of the towers. The problem is they spent all there cash on the towers, and not enough on marketing. No one wants to buy the product, and if they dont get some serious help soon, they will go bankrupt.
However , when they do go broke, someone will be waiting to snatch up all the infastructre they put in. maybe bluetooth.... maybe someone else, but when the buy out happens, I expect the price to go down, expansion of the network will slow. and depending on the buyer, I would probably buy some stock.
My .02
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[This message has been edited by gizmomkr (edited 02-26-2001).]
Wireless internet (but expensive to do hehe)
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