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Glenn Fleishman is reporting that Ricochet, one of the first wireless data service available in the United States, has finally been taken offline. Ricochet worked by hanging radio pods from light poles which passed signals from unit to unit, not unlike a Wi-Fi mesh network.
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A Review of the Ricochet Wireless Internet Service ... For the past several months, I've been using a Ricochet wireless modem with my laptop computer for Internet access. The short summary? It's one awfully interesting gadget.
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Ricochet (Internet service) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Metricom Ricochet wide-area wireless network has recently been deployed in the San Francisco Bay Area as a wireless Internet access service. As with most commercial systems, little information is available about the actual run-time performance of the system.
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GameSpy is the most complete source for Ricochet trailers, screenshots, cheats, walkthroughs, release dates, previews, reviews, soundtracks and news. ... Ricochet at IGN...
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Aerie networks yesterday announced it has acquired the remnants of bankrupt Metricom’s Ricochet network for a mere $8.25 million, giving the managed-services company high-speed wireless data infrastructure in 17 U.S. cities. ... Metricom sold capacity to wireless ISPs and carriers such as GoAmerica and WorldCom.
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You can buy a Ricochet from an Authorized Ricochet Service Provider (Juno Express and Wireless Web Connect are currently selling modems and service). Ricochet models cost from $100 to $300, and the service charge is about $75. For more information, go to www.ricochet.net.
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