there are alot of places in the states that do not have GSM coverage. i was in such a place a few weeks ago for a wedding. and those are the places that get the most long-haul bus traffic since the closest airport to such destinations is usually hours away.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Hari Kurup <[email protected]> wrote: > For $20-25, there is no way you can get the bus ride and free internet > via satellite for 5 hours. > According to this site > > http://www.omg-ponies.com/2008/09/01/review-this-boltbus-review-was-uploaded-from-i-95/ > it probably is a 3G card in a wifi router on the bus. And there is GSM > connectivity, going by the comment about the people who yap on their > phones the whole way. > > -- > Hari > > > On 6/3/09 7:11 PM, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote:- > > > > > > Probably the same technology that airlines use > > Must be satellite based with a tracking antenna using GPS and a good > > gyroscope to keep the antenna steady and always pointing at the correct > > satellite position. > > > > Kiggs > > > > On Jun 3, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Wire James wrote: > > > >> Hi Guys > >> > >> I am on this bus www.boltbus.com <http://www.boltbus.com> travelling > >> from Washington DC to New York and it has WiFi. So I am actually > >> emailing you from the Bus. What I want to know from you guys is what > >> backhaul options are there for internet connectivity in a mobile bus > >> like this one which is traversing places that dont even have GSM > coverage. > >> > >> Please educate me. > >> > >> Wire > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LUG mailing list > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for > >> them in any way. > >> --------------------------------------- > >> > > > > > > -- Acta Virum Probant -- > > > > ---- > > Kiggundu Mukasa > > *Serval Ltd.* > > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > > Tel: +256 772 972255 > > +256 414 571779 > > Fax: +256 312 262122 > > http://serval.ug/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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