[Wylug-discuss] Anyone in meanwood?

[kai.che at ntlworld.com]

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> From: "James Holden (Wylug)" <wylug at jamesholden.net>
> Date: 2003/10/30 Thu PM 01:52:39 GMT
> To: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Anyone in meanwood?
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> Chris James wrote:
> | Hi all,
> |
> | I'm looking for someone who lives in meanwood, who would be prepared to
> | help me out getting broadband. The flat I live in wont allow me to
> | install it (long story!) but I have wonderful line-of-sight views over
> | meanwood valley.
> |
> | I am planning to install a wireless network uplink from the house of
> | whoever can help. I would provide kit (hopefully all indoor stuff
> | through windows - i've been told it should) and would be willing to pay
> | to share someones broadband connection (or even get my own installed).
> |
> | See this post on consume_leeds for details + photos :
> | http://lists.gink.org/consume/Oct03/0598.html. I look down on the
> | rugby/football pitch, meanwood road, steinbeck road etc.
> |
> | It would be quite a fun challenge and would help my research (I am a
> | masters student at leeds uni researching cyberlaw), so I am really
> | hoping that either you can help me directly or know of someone who can.
> |
> | Here's hoping,
> |
> | Chris.
>
> I'm on the wrong side of the ridge, unfortunately, at LS6 2TY. What was
> the problem with your flat, out of interest? ADSL is no different to
> having a normal BT line, and Cable is no different to having cable TV,
> you just connect the ethernet cable to the STB. Surely if they won't
> allow you to get a bit of wire in for a phone line, they're not going to
> be best pleased at you sticking a mast on the roof!
>
> James
>

maybe that is exactly what he intends; a game of brinkmanship with his land lord.
"no braodband for me , eh? its time to play rough!"

or something

culminating in running his own free distributed ISP wired and wireless fed by a two way sat link.

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