Talk:Wireless Internet service provider

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Are there any TV or radio stations with call letters WISP anywhere in the United States?? User 66.32.127.241

I realize this is an old question, but it appears so. I searched for "wisp radio" and found http://www.holyspiritradio.org/ , which is "WISP 1570 AM" --AshyRaccoon ^{Talk | Contribs} 06:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] clearing up the definition?

The way this article starts, it makes it sound like a WISP can include a plain old WiFi hotspot. But the remainder of the article describes WiMax providers. So which is it? Are WISPs technically only providers who make Internet access available to a large area via equipment that requires line of sight, etc?

Thanks.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Rdeckard (talk • contribs)

It's complicated. Municipality owned or co-owned WiFi enterprises refer to themselves as WISPs, and their tech is discussed in the major WISP press. Furthermore, not all WISPs require line of sight/use WiMAX - Older protocols have existed since the turn of the century that could handle nearly ~1Mbps over 700mhz UHF and over 5 on the 2.5ghz MMDS spectrum. The more general nature of the current definition is a good thing. The article as a whole, however, requires considerable expansion to cover commercial WiFi mesh networks & cover historical systems in greater depth, ranging from 1-way Hybrid brand systems from the 1990s to pre-WiMax DOCSIS compliant systems. MrZaius^talk 02:04, 31 July 2007 (UTC) PS: We're dieing for lack of sources. Hopefully I'll get a chance to shore things up a bit, but a hand would be much appreciated.