First by phone, then by cable, now powerlines.. guess whats next for broadband?

[Andrew]

"Nethercomm, a San Diego-area start-up, says it has developed technology to send lightning-fast broadband and TV services via wireless signals through the pipes that deliver the fuel used to heat homes and fire up stoves."

"Gas pipes serve 62% of U.S. households, says the American Gas Association. Broadband in Gas, or BIG, could give consumers a third high-speed option at low costs and speeds that far surpass today's phone and cable offerings. It also could bring fast Internet to unserved rural areas. But, so far, the idea has been met with both excitement and skepticism."

via yahoo

Seriously, someone needs to do a background check on these Nethercom execs.

 

[DruSam]

Oh please God let this be for real!

 

[KSRothwell]

Hu...

 

[joe]

LMAO.

Brilliant!

 

[Jdog]

That will be tits if it ever works out. I know my dad would sign up for it today if he could. He lives in a suburb type town of Vegas (where the whore houses are legal) and he can't get cable and the satellite internet company hasn't materialized yet.

 

[chrislingle]

this has been tested somewere like Kansas city or someplace like that, not heard much about it though in the last year

 

[wfhnow]

HAHAHAH good one Loving the Picture

 

[brianpaxton]

They're doing the same thing with the Electrical power grid..

People are already able to get internet (VERY high speed) through their electrical outlets.

Here's a 1 1/2 year old article:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/19/technology/bpl/?cnn=yes