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Re: wireless internet acess

>Is satilite internet practical for a wearable?

Satellite internet is feasible for wearable use, and is one of the quickest and easiest solutions. I apologise I don't have any photos of my setup yet, but here's a quick run-down of how it's done:

Parts List:

Propellor hat (the more brightly coloured the better)
35cm mesh dish with mounting bracket (you could use a steel dish but the mesh dish is easier on your neck)
Small LNBF and coaxial cable
Qty 2 model aeroplane RF servos
PCMCIA satellite digital decoder
GPS + digital compass

1) Carefully remove the propellor from the propellor hat. Save this in case you want to later re-attach it for parties.

2) Attach one of the RF servos to the propellor spline and bolt a retractable arm to the servo - this will adjust your azimuth.

3) Mount the second servo on the end of this arm, and attach the dish mounting bracket - this will adjust your elevation.

4) Align the dish on the positioning assembly so it is centered. This will make it more stable and be gentler on your neck.

4) Install your LNBF and connect the cable. Nobody will notice a length of large gauge coaxial cable if you run it behind your left ear.

5) Mount your GPS antenna and digital compass in appropriate locations and connect to COM1, COM2 of your wearable. From here a little software will let you determine the azimuth and elevation you require to keep your dish pointing at the geostationary satellite.

6) Hook LNBF to PCMCIA decoder card and enjoy your mobile broadband (so long as you don't go inside, or too close to tall buildings etc... Bonus is if you pick a satellite also broadcasting TV signals you can enjoy digital TV on your wearable when out of terrestrial coverage (so long as you are still wearing the dish).

Kind Regards,

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Hurley <>
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2003 2:21 am
Subject: Re: wireless internet acess

> 
> Was that ON the cellphone or THROUGH the cellphone connected to a 
> laptopor something?
> 
> I have done both and connected to a PC works better than ON the 
> phone..
> Verizon and Sprint both offer 1xrtt high speed service. up to 
> 160kbps. The
> phones can connect via USB cable to your device and there are ways 
> to do
> it under linux. The PCMCIA cards can also work under linux, but check
> before buying.
> 
> Both offer 100 USD per month unlimited plans for business customers.
> 
> you can use the Sprint if you add the vision service to your phone 
> thenconnect to a pc with usb for only adding $10 a month to the 
> service for
> unlimited vision. However, this is supposed to be used on the 
> phone only.
> Sprint says they can tell if you use it with a laptop but I 
> haven't heard
> of this happening and there are lots of people that connect their 
> phone to
> their laptop and surf as much as they want for cheap...
> 
> so it depends on your budget and honesty I suppose.
> 
> Verizon probably has the best coverage and signals by being around 
> longerthan sprint.... ymmv.
> 
> -bryan hurley
> 
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2003  wrote:
> 
> >
> > The best performance I've had so far is good old low-tech CDPD 
> service> from Verizon (through a PCMCIA card, the Sierra Aircard 
> 300).  It is slow,
> > but reasonably dependable.  My experience with Sprint PCS Vision 
> (through> a cellphone) has not been as enjoyable despite the 
> theoretical increase in
> > speed.  Maybe someone who has used a Sprint PCS PCMCIA card has 
> had better
> > experience.
> >
> > -Thomas
> >
> > On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Jennifer Pellinen wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone know of any wireless acess that is decent
> > > quality/decent cost that would work well on a wearable
> > > system. When I build a wearable I intend to have a
> > > WiFi card on it, but I would like to have internet
> > > acess everywhere not just near WiFi acess points. Is
> > > satilite internet practical for a wearable? What about
> > > Cellular internet acess?
> > >
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