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Back in the late 90s when digital TV was being rolled out, RTÉ in Ireland developed a technology called WiNDS. You won't find much technical information about i
by DoubleGlazing 7y ago
Back in the late 90s when digital TV was being rolled out, RTÉ in Ireland developed a technology called WiNDS. You won't find much technical information about it online because it never moved beyond the prototype phase. WiNDS provided a return path for ordering PPV events and other interactivity by embedding a GSM data modem in your set top box. It would transmit back to base using your regular TV antenna.
- Scoundreller 7y agoSatellite boxes would have plugin modems for this. Sometimes they’d give you a bit of credit, but others wouldn’t activate the program unless you phoned home.