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Imagine what crazy technology we'd have if more spectrum was available for free-for-all access. Generally I think the FCC does a reasonable job, but I really do
by moultano 16y ago
Imagine what crazy technology we'd have if more spectrum was available for free-for-all access. Generally I think the FCC does a reasonable job, but I really doubt FM radio is really the best use of that huge swath of beautiful spectrum.
They should think about pulling out little regions of spectra normally used for other things and let the market try to do things with them without restriction. They might end up too saturated to be useful, but we might develop smarter receivers and a cornucopia of new products. It's worth a 1% A/B test I think.
- ryanpetrich 16y agoBut can you imagine the talk radio chatter if the FCC proposed reallocating the AM bands?
- oiuygtfrtghyju 16y agoBut if nobody hears them - do they make a sound?
- gcb 16y ago> Imagine what crazy technology we'd have if more spectrum was available for free-for-all access. Well, FCC only regulates the U.S., right? what happens in countries where there's more bands available? i remember a router that allowed me to select twice more wifi channels if i mention i was in japan...
- gcb 16y agobtw, one thing that wouldn't happen is me having to move the Wii away from the home theater with wireless back speakers >:
- notauser 16y ago3 extra. 1-11 (US) 1-13 (Europe) 1-14 (Japan). American MacBook Pros (used to?) come locked to 1-11 with no way to change that, which really sucked if you ever traveled anywhere.
- notauser 16y agoThe nice thing about 2.4ghz is that it's pretty well attenuated by walls. That sounds like a disadvantage... but it does let you cram a lot of transmitters into a city. If everyone had a 102Mhz transmitter the resulting network would be like a class room full of five year old boys who each had their own megaphone.