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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 18:36:43
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Can Anyone remember the telephone service that was provided in certain areas
of the country which was operated like a microwave link from your house to a
local transmitter/ reciever?

they came and installed a small dish like a dinner plate on your chimney and
you had a small powered box inside the house with your phone plugged into
it.

I think the company went bankrupt after a few years.

thanks

Lee


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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 18:45:44
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REDSKINS wrote:
> Can Anyone remember the telephone service that was provided in certain areas
> of the country which was operated like a microwave link from your house to a
> local transmitter/ reciever?
>
> they came and installed a small dish like a dinner plate on your chimney and
> you had a small powered box inside the house with your phone plugged into
> it.
>
> I think the company went bankrupt after a few years.

Ionica - have a look at:- http://www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk/ionica.htm


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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 18:48:03
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REDSKINS wrote:
|| Can Anyone remember the telephone service that was provided in
|| certain areas of the country which was operated like a microwave
|| link from your house to a local transmitter/ reciever?
||
|| they came and installed a small dish like a dinner plate on your
|| chimney and you had a small powered box inside the house with your
|| phone plugged into it.
||
|| I think the company went bankrupt after a few years.
||
|| thanks
||
|| Lee

Ionica


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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 19:10:51
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Jono wrote in message
news:DP8Cf.9637$wl.2049@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> REDSKINS wrote:
> || Can Anyone remember the telephone service that was provided in
> || certain areas of the country which was operated like a microwave
> || link from your house to a local transmitter/ reciever?
> ||
> || they came and installed a small dish like a dinner plate on your
> || chimney and you had a small powered box inside the house with your
> || phone plugged into it.
> ||
> || I think the company went bankrupt after a few years.
> ||
> || thanks
> ||
> || Lee
>
> Ionica

Thnaks So much. that has been bugging me for weeks now! I thought it seemed
a great system when it was launched, its s shame it didnt last or it
survived untill the introduction of Broadband which probably would have
worked better than its does now!

Lee


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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 19:17:07
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REDSKINS wrote:
|| Jono wrote in message
|| news:DP8Cf.9637$wl.2049@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
||| REDSKINS wrote:
||||| Can Anyone remember the telephone service that was provided in
||||| certain areas of the country which was operated like a microwave
||||| link from your house to a local transmitter/ reciever?
|||||
||||| they came and installed a small dish like a dinner plate on your
||||| chimney and you had a small powered box inside the house with your
||||| phone plugged into it.
|||||
||||| I think the company went bankrupt after a few years.
|||||
||||| thanks
|||||
||||| Lee
|||
||| Ionica
||
|| Thnaks So much. that has been bugging me for weeks now! I thought it
|| seemed a great system when it was launched, its s shame it didnt
|| last or it survived untill the introduction of Broadband which
|| probably would have worked better than its does now!
||
|| Lee

There was also a broadband version from a company called tele2. Some time
before cable, & a long time before ADSL, I applied & had it installed, for
them to be unable to get a line of sight to their transmitter.

Ionica suffered similar problems. Anyone who had it installed in the winter,
could easily lose service when the leaves on the trees came out.

Nevertheless, it was an awesome product - distinctive rings, extra lines &
very inexpensive.

They made a massive mistake - they reduced their credit score threshold to
increase customer numbers and were also installing equipment that cost
hundreds for nothing.


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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 20:16:44
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Jono wrote:

> There was also a broadband version from a company called tele2. Some
> time before cable, & a long time before ADSL, I applied & had it
> installed, for them to be unable to get a line of sight to their
> transmitter.
>
> Ionica suffered similar problems. Anyone who had it installed in the
> winter, could easily lose service when the leaves on the trees came out.
>
> Nevertheless, it was an awesome product - distinctive rings, extra lines &
> very inexpensive.
>
> They made a massive mistake - they reduced their credit score threshold to
> increase customer numbers and were also installing equipment that cost
> hundreds for nothing.

Could a similar service not be introduced now, based around commodity 802.11
kit? Or does the license for that band preclude it?

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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 21:19:58
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Jono wrote:
> REDSKINS wrote:
> || Jono wrote in message
> || news:DP8Cf.9637$wl.2049@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> ||| REDSKINS wrote:
> ||||| Can Anyone remember the telephone service that was provided in
> ||||| certain areas of the country which was operated like a microwave
> ||||| link from your house to a local transmitter/ reciever?
> |||||
> ||||| they came and installed a small dish like a dinner plate on your
> ||||| chimney and you had a small powered box inside the house with your
> ||||| phone plugged into it.
> |||||
> ||||| I think the company went bankrupt after a few years.
> |||||
> ||||| thanks
> |||||
> ||||| Lee
> |||
> ||| Ionica
> ||
> || Thnaks So much. that has been bugging me for weeks now! I thought it
> || seemed a great system when it was launched, its s shame it didnt
> || last or it survived untill the introduction of Broadband which
> || probably would have worked better than its does now!
> ||
> || Lee
>
> There was also a broadband version from a company called tele2.

Yeah, what happened to that service?


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PostPosted: 2006-01-26 20:42:45
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>> ||
>> || Thnaks So much. that has been bugging me for weeks now! I thought it
>> || seemed a great system when it was launched, its s shame it didnt
>> || last or it survived untill the introduction of Broadband which
>> || probably would have worked better than its does now!
>> ||
>> || Lee
>>
>> There was also a broadband version from a company called tele2.
>
> Yeah, what happened to that service?

there is also the NOW wireless broadband service at www.now.com seems like
there coverage is just around the Slough/ Windsor areas.

Lee


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