Wireless modem access for the SF Bay Area. ... For anyone interested in finding out what happened to Ricochet Networks, or if you are owed money by this company, you can find the previous owner here:
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It's a wireless modem that runs at 128kbps. The service and modem are actually provided by Ricochet, which is really another name for Metricom. The one thing about the new economy is that nobody wants to get their hands dirty.
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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
Ricochet Networks was one of the pioneering wireless Internet service providers in the United States, before the advent of widespread Wi-Fi, 3G, and broadband services were available to the general p...
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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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