Dave Isherwood wrote:
I purchased a small gateway from my Wifi ISP in Baltimore and it has a real
antenna as well as uses twice the power (still legal) of the normal laptop
units. I've been able to get a usable service from 2-3 miles. I'm using it
at the moment (somewhat closer) and the Google ping time is 37 ms.

2 miles sounds like a really huge distance when it's a Wi-fi
connection. What kind of an effect does water have on radio waves
again?

I figure WiMax would be optimal for boaters, when considering
radio/internet technologies currently available. Long range, low
latency, high bandwith. (More on WiMAX, eg.
http://www.intel.com/netcomms/techno...imax/index.htm)

Varis