Can you get home wireless broadband in London?

Is it possible yet to get a completely wireless broadband connection in
your home in London on a desktop computer?

The only thing I have seen close is the Orange offer but that requires
you to have a BT phone line which says to me that this is a hybrid
phone/wireless internet not wireless broadband?

TIA,
Pep.

Pep wrote:
> Is it possible yet to get a completely wireless broadband connection in
> your home in London on a desktop computer?
>
> The only thing I have seen close is the Orange offer but that requires
> you to have a BT phone line which says to me that this is a hybrid
> phone/wireless internet not wireless broadband?
>
> TIA,
> Pep.
>


Full wireless connectivity, that is, you have a wireless adapter on your
computer and receive a wireless signal from 'somewhere' without benefit
of a wired connection to your house, is VERY rare. Some cellular phone
companies do have this type of connection. One purchases a wireless PC
card, just like one does a cell phone, and use the card to connect to
the cellular broadband system. The fee for this type of service is not
inexpensive in the US.

The systems that broadcast a wireless signal that can be picked up by a
normal PC-Card, exclusive of cell phone systems, is called WiMAX, and is
under development, probably at least three to five years in the future
for general access.

Q

Pep wrote:
> Is it possible yet to get a completely wireless broadband connection in
> your home in London on a desktop computer?
>
> The only thing I have seen close is the Orange offer but that requires
> you to have a BT phone line which says to me that this is a hybrid
> phone/wireless internet not wireless broadband?

I think what your looking for is called a wisp - Wireless Isp - there
have been atempts to set them up Manchester rings a bell and I am
fairly sure that BT where/are doing some trials

http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl-community-list.htm has a list of uk wisps
if you are out in the sticks http://www.broadband-uk.coop/ has some
info on diy comunity solutions.