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["Alex M (Coyo)" <coyo AT darkdna.net>]

On 04/13/2013 10:50 AM, Christopher wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 5:32 AM, Alex M (Coyo) <coyo AT darkdna.net> wrote:
> > On 04/13/2013 02:00 AM, Christopher wrote:
> > > Plus, more devices are going wireless and even the best
> > > current wireless connection is around 300Mbps, with 1Gbps+ still on
> > > the horizon.
> >
> > Have you heard that many wireless router companies, including Buffalo,
> > Linksys and Asus, are releasing Wireless-Draft-AC home gateway routers? Some
> > even have DD-WRT factory installed.
> >
> > It's gigabit wireless. :D
> Yeah, but no devices support it yet.

News on the grapevine indicate that Draft-AC client chipsets are well 
underway, and have already been revised several times, and that USB 3.0, 
PCI-E 4x and Firewire interfaces are on the production lines, and simply 
have not been officially released and places on shelves yet.

Huge production runs take time, you know. That does not include 
pre-stocking preparatory to official release. Technically and legally, 
retail outlets from Fry's and Best Buy to NewEgg and Tiger Direct are 
bound to release the products for retail sales only when the wholesale 
outlets (and obviously the manufacturers themselves) give the green light.

I don't have any friends who work for Linksys or Buffalo, but according 
to their company blogs, twitter feeds, and the grapevine, they are right 
around the corner.

> > What is WISP?
> Basically WiMAX, not a cellular connection (e.g. not 3G/4G), which it
> seems like in many areas isn't too expensive to set up, although you
> likely have a better idea on pricing than I do. Obviously this isn't
> something you'd have to do right from the start. Just one of the
> longer term ideas.

Do you mean unlicensed WiMAX? I could certainly do that, but 
Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola base stations (basically WWAN access points 
intended for mounting on a cell tower) are not exactly commodity items 
you can buy off the shelf, and generally are something they wholesale 
suppliers expect you to take out extensive financing for.

Ballpark figure is several hundred thousand dollars EACH, and an access 
tower generally needs at least nine of them. That adds up quickly, as 
you might imagine.