Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Source: http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...n-chesham.html

inb4 qasi complains about the stupidity of placing the wifi underground :P

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WTF? Placing WiFi underground and expecting to cover 80m? Yeah, sure, along 80m of ducting perhaps.

What a stupid idea.

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Actually leaky feeders along existing ducting, OR injecting the signal into the existing coax cabling, that would be hilarious.

"I'm getting WiFi even though my Superhub isn't plugged in!"

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Oh wait, they're just gluing APs to the bottom of manhole covers. Not quite as dumb then. Though ultimately about as ineffective as the WiFi installed in street benches by Edinburgh council.

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Hope they do it around here. Then I might get better then the 8Mb I get in the evenings with my 152Mb PAID FOR wired connection.

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Seams to be working pretty well : http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/7...n-chesham.html :)

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

29Mbps upload? And this is running over their HFC? Lol.

While everyone's moaning about crappy upload speeds on VM they're giving five times their average upload away for free to non-VM customers?

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

How long before the first manhole cover gets nicked, free WIFI router thrown in.

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Gonna look a bit suspicious, methinks, carrying that thing down the street.

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/lo...covers-8003758

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12514684

Need i say more?

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...vers-1-3459889

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

These manhole covers are not made of metal :) .... they are made of plastic so worth nothing at the scrapies plus the AP point bolted to the underside of it is not much use to the every day thief either ..:)

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Good job we're not everyday thieves.

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Are we M&S thieves?

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Waitrose.

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LOL Only your good self Mr Quasdfdsaq would have use for a waterproof beveled edged moisture resistant AP :D:D

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Chesham high street is pedestrianised. Even when cable builds were going in years ago, fibreglass inspection covers were being used in areas with little or no vehicle access. Nowadays they can be installed even where there is traffic. Also mixing WiFi & metal covers doesnt seem to be a good idea anyway.

Re: Virgin Media Trials FREE 166Mbps WiFi Under Pavements in Chesham
 

Actually I already have several.

What I don't have is a direct fibre or coax fed AP, though quite why I'd need one I'm not sure. I've not got any >100m outdoor coverage projects going right now.