Unlicensed frequency spectrum, no matter what number you choose, is already busy from folks who have been DOING it for a LONG time. Check out what is truly available as an unlicensed frequency before you jump in and say it is easy to do at a certain MHz.
If you wanta talk licensed frequency spectrum then your going to be just like NexTel, Verizon, Cingular to name the commonly seen nationwide public radio frequency carriers. Day Brown wrote: > Lance Lyon wrote: > >> Hi John, >> >> >> >> >>> Re: your Electronic Rube Goldberg solution to assure DOS is used - Let >>> me know when you get your lash up working 24/7/365 without failure. >>> That is what folks are getting using Linux, *BSD, Solaris, etc. >>> >>> >> >> Are you saying that DOS isn't capable or running mission critical apps >> 24/7 >> without failure ? I'd certainly dispute that! Can't remember the last >> time >> the DOS based comms machine here was rebooted - let's see, moved in in >> April >> of last year & it's never been down (or touched) since then. Doesn't even >> have a monitor or keyboard attached anymore (remotely controlled as >> needed). >> It only runs one task (& does that well) - but it's uptime is better than >> the RH9 machine (& obviously better than this blasted XP box). The only >> other machine that comes close is the eComStation machine which has been >> rebooted once since moving in last year. >> >> I have a lot of faith in the DOS machine, it's ddefinitely a setup & >> ignore >> situation. >> > I marvel at the interpretation people put on what they see here. > But you clearly have one point- 100% uptime with a communications tool. > To risk uptime for multiuser multimedia aint worth it to me. And what I > have outlined, is such a terminal as you have, only wireless. > > And- if you take a look at the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... > you can see where terrain and forest problems are common. They also make > it plain, that if you dont have LoS, Line of Site, you dont get the > service. Frequencies below 250mhz solve that problem. > > And as you imply, DOS gets the signal, what you do with it then is your > choice. Port it to a GUI OS or multimedia presentation hardware. But > critical to the whole setup is the ability to use text at the terminal > screen and download software solutions. > >
