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“That didn’t require FCC or govt intervention to figure out.”
How sure are you that there aren’t FCC limits on how much power my wireless transmitters can put out? My computer certainly has FCC written on it.
And this article seems to say it too:
http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/FCC_Regulations_on_WiFi.
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Proves my point again. Yes, you are correct on the power ‘push’ limit...for the 2.GHz band. Don’t remember if on the 5GHz range though. Technology improves, options expand, issues resolve.
And, like most ‘law’, unenforceable. I ain’t seen any FCC/govt vehicle rolling up the street, testing the broadcast power of any WiFi signal.
Doesn’t mean a hill of beans too for those knowledgeable enough to roll-their-own firmware to bypass said restrictions.
The rest of the scenario still applies...diff channels, distances between.
See, everyone wants the best signal possible. People are more than capable of making that happen on their own. Aside from nefarious reasons, why would ANYONE want interference (nobody’s trying to watch the encrypted Skinamax channel anymore, right /s), so why would they do the same for TV/radio/WiFi/cell/etc.?? Don’t know about you, but I don’t particularly enjoy seeing/hearing static. :)
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If no limit, I could put a linear on my laptop and use my home network at work (miles away). Of course so could anyone else, which is why it needs to be regulated.
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You mean aside from physics? Even if you were using light based communication (laser), one still needs to worry about 1) Curvature of the Earth 2) obstacles 3) particle spread 4) weather 5) delay 6) orientation....Looks good on paper, but to implement?? Bah! (I’ve tried) /s
Still, say you COULD. What would others need to do to interfere in your setup? On/across your trajectory? Same transmission method(s)? Times of day? That still leaves a multitude of options for others to utilize, w/o issue.
Biz do this all the time. Find what/where is in use around, and find a route w/ the least interference. Might be same setup as the neighbor, but tweak ONE thing...Doesn’t mean they can’t be neighborly either and help each other.
All, not needing GOVT tentacles to accomplish.
Boy, talk about hijacking a thread :P
“And, like most ‘law’, unenforceable. I ain’t seen any FCC/govt vehicle rolling up the street, testing the broadcast power of any WiFi signal.”
That’s because very few people do it.
Read some of the cases of people getting caught jamming cell phone signals. They certainly do get their vans out for that.