| <Taim> | and the power kicks out... Â <dramatic thunderclap> |
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<numist> | nice, how are you stil online? |
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<Taim> | wireless connection, battery power. |
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<Taim> | all good ;) |
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<numist> | yeah, but the wireless base needs power... |
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<numist> | so does the modem its attached to |
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<Taim> | I'm connected to some house almost a km away |
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<Taim> | actually, I don't really know where the modem I'm connected to is... all I know is that I can connect to it here in my building and I can connect to it at my mothers work that is like a 15 minute walk from here |
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<numist> | rofl |
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<Taim> | I was lead to believe that most home modems only have an effective range of about 1300ft without interferance |
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<Taim> | or some such animal |
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<Taim> | and presumably a company that could afford high range hardware wouldnt leave their network unsecured |
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