>> > If it is in fact possible to use the ricochet at these airports and >> > universities, the ricochet coverage extends to every region of the country >> > (pretty much). >> >> Whoa! Do you know something I don't know? The last I looked at >> Ricochet they were only in the trendy hot-spots of travelling laptops, >> like SF, DC and Seattle. > >I think "every region of the country" is a bit of an exaggeration, their >coverage page (http://www.ricochet.net/coverage/) lists only DC, Seattle, >and the Bay area, and the vast majority of the airports, and all of the >universities listed are in these three areas. Well, you've got extensive coverage in those three areas. Plus, Phoenix, NYC, Baltimore, LA, Minneapolis, and a few places in Nebraska and Wyoming. The first five have Airports, the latter two are covered by KN Energy. Also, there are universities in the "University Partners" program in Austin, Oregon, and Miami (not mentioning previously covered areas). The original question was, are these towers all accessible to "normal" people, or just those who are issued equipment by the university? If the former is the case, that coverage isn't bad...Almost every region has at least _some_ coverage. Granted, it's nowhere near continuous, but it would provide links within several days' travel from most any spot (Give or take). Vandibere Hanson/Jeremy Lemieux () http://www-edlab.cs.umass.edu/~jlemieux ICQ#1861093 "Acceptance does not by default equal stagnance."
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