San Diego Gas & Electric has been testing bpl here for more than a year, in a limited area. My AM still works. So far. John Willkie -----Original Message----- >From: John Shutt <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Oct 31, 2006 9:18 AM >To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [opendtv] Re: Steel pipes for gas! > >The only source I can find for broadband over gas lines is Nethercomm. > >http://www.nethercomm.com/ > >From their website, their UWB technology is said to work in either metallic >or non-metallic gas lines, and the main advantage is the very low noise >floor environment within the pipe. However, after looking at all of the >stuff posted, it all looks more like an investment scheme than an actual >product ready for deployment. > >Just my opinion, but then I thought the same thing about broadband over >power lines, and I was proven wrong there now that it has been rolled out >nationwide. (Tongue firmly planted in cheek.) > >John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob Miller" <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx> > >> Also what is the issue with using a plastic pipe as to transmission? >> Would the signal leak from such a pipe buried underground or would it >> stay in the pipe? John suggest that it would have to have metal in the >> plastic. > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.