[geeks] 802.11x speeds

[wa2egp at att.net]

> That all depends on how densely populated of an area you're using it. 
> I'd guess that major metropolitan areas are already pretty crowded with
> 2.4Ghz traffic.  Just need to make your house/apartment/office into a
> large Faraday Cage so that your signal doesn't get out, and nobody
> else's gets in. :) [2]

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> [2] I've often wondered if one could make a business out of such a
> plan.  Anyone know if a Faraday Cage could block out cell phone signals?
> i'd think that movie theaters would love to block out cellular signal in
> there.
>

I did that with my "ham shack" in the basement.  Have a neighbor with a crappy
TV installation and, as a result of that, had a penpal at the FCC office for a
couple of years.  Decided to shield an extraneous signals from my equipment.
Ahh....the wonders of chicken wire....    ;->
Bob