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++sondjata

You're confusing two separate issues, the hardware you use (which isn't actually an issue), and the frequency band the FCC has alloted for television transmissions.

The frequencies they free up from turning off the analog transmitters could be used for a lot of neat things.

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Why in the world would we ever want a **** transitional technology like hybrids to ever become the norm? This is one area that the market can decide on just fine.

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Here's that link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090127/...dtv_congress_3

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I'm not saying it should be I'm just saying that if they really want to want to do something to break out addition to Oil then they will have to do make a law for it because for every person who buys a hybrid another buys a gas sucking SUV. I for one can't talk because I own a Camry Hybrid and a gas sucking Truck.

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It's important to make a distinction between normal hybrids (which have the efficiency of an 80's import compact) and plug-in hybrids (which will actually do some good). I have to say the Chevy Volt is just about the first car I'm really excited about that was released after 1990 and the *only* USDM car I've ever been excited about that was released after 1970.

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OK. I'm utterly shocked that the General has agreed with me.:D

Not to Hijack though, but Libya has decided to go WIMAX for the country I believe. If other developing countries go this route, WIMAX could end up being huge. Just not in the US.

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And... I'm annoyed by this delay because the prospect of WIFI everywhere is extremely mouth watering (though I have privacy concerns).

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All I'm trying to say is that to make a big change to a new technology it takes government action.

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********. What it takes for a big change to a new technology is simple economics. When it makes economic sense for most people to buy <insert new technology here>, they will.

Currently, hybrids don't make economic sense for most people.

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Yes. ...and potato chips won't be as salty, either. ;)



Whether the FCC closes off analog television broadcasting or not has no bearing on WiFi access, or widespread publicly available WiFi.


The frequencies in question (for analog VHF television broadcasting) are 54.0 MHz - 72.0 MHz (analog channels 2-4), 76.0 MHz - 88.0 MHz (analog channels 5 & 6), and 174.0 MHz - 216.0 MHz (analog channels 7-13).

WiFi, in the so-called "world wide band", operates in the 2.4 GHz range (2.401 GHz - 2.473 GHz, for WiFi channels 1 thru 11 [802.11/b], for instance). I doubt any company plans on engineering any new WiFi equipment to operate in the former analog VHF television range, once it has been vacated by the television broadcasters.