[ale] OT: Sprint bringing WiMax to Arlanta this year

[Jim Philips]

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:29, Sean <drifter at oppositelock.org> wrote:
>   
>> Yes.  Laying fiber trunk lines is expensive (very) and installing the last
>> mile is even more expensive.  That is why cell phone systems are so much
>> less expensive to install in third world countries. And those cell towers
>> have less down time
>>     
>
> ... though life sucks for flying fowl.
>
> Yeah. Pity the bird who's flying by the tower and suddenly has a YouTube video wirelessly beamed into his brain:
> "Numa Numa what?!"