Members of the ISP-Wireless list react to a personal encounter with a power line. Be careful if you're up in the air near one they can grab your antenna if it gets too close. Score one for wireless broadband company Proxim Inc. as it continues its mission to charge companies for selling wi-fi wireless networking products that it says closely resemble its own. Members of the ISP-Wireless list discuss whether or not you can save money by building your own wireless card. Before you try, take a look at all of the cheap cards on the market now.
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Not to worry, Wi-Fi future looks bright for those that remain. Proxim, Inc. announced its strategy and new products that will help companies migrate to the emerging 54 Mbps wireless networking standard, IEEE 802.11a. It just takes a little scan of the local spectrum. Learn how to get started from a WISP expert operating a successful system in the Chicago area. One Wi-Fi expert explains how to share spectrum by instituting a WISP Code of Conduct.