FCC giving away Wireless - N Netgear routers for broadband tests

[Trooper110]

FCC giving out free Wireless-N routers as part of broadband test

Free wireless N router if you get picked to participate and complete the study for them.

[Rand{CLR}]

Nice concept, very tempting. That is, until I realized that the FCC is very likely putting a lot of nice little spy gear in the hardware to track illegal downloads et. al.

-Rand

[WalkinTarget]

So I wonder if they base your chances on population density ? Me out here in the burbs ... I don't have enough neighbors to take advantage of it, plus my DSL 3.0/768 speed is getting left in the dust by any cable setup.

Ohhh, to have and enjoy FIOS ... that is my dream

[baconoclock]

So I wonder if they base your chances on population density ? Me out here in the burbs ... I don't have enough neighbors to take advantage of it, plus my DSL 3.0/768 speed is getting left in the dust by any cable setup.

Ohhh, to have and enjoy FIOS ... that is my dream

Know what really sucks? Google announced KCK gets ultra fast fiber.. I live in KC MO

[{CLR} ObiTroy]

I agree with Rand, don't trust them.

[K PhaNTOM]

With the stuff that I watch and download on my computer? No thanks, I'll be better off downloading a trojan.

[Rand{CLR}]

Know what really sucks? Google announced KCK gets ultra fast fiber.. I live in KC MO

So what are you worried about? Just get a long fiber line, find a nice isolated spot in KCK, and splice yourself in.

-Rand

[mapes]

Nice concept, very tempting. That is, until I realized that the FCC is very likely putting a lot of nice little spy gear in the hardware to track illegal downloads et. al.

-Rand

It would be trivial to sniff the network looking for such things. I sincerely doubt the FCC would do such a thing due to the massive amount of bad press it would get.

[Rand{CLR}]

It would be trivial to sniff the network looking for such things. I sincerely doubt the FCC would do such a thing due to the massive amount of bad press it would get.

This is an organization that charges ~$200,000 PER STATION for an accidental F-bomb on a live broadcast, and you think they're worried about bad press?

-Rand