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Hi Alex,
Look at 802.16a (fixed wireless broadband).  Once the price of the hardware
comes down it will compete nicely with cable/dsl.
Cecil
>from what I've heard wireless is mostly available in apartment 
>buildings and multifamily houses where everyone shares a t1 or 
>something. It's not like there are wireless isps that transmit a 
>strong enough signal for people miles away to pick it up though using 
>regular 802.11b hardware and the right antenas you can transmit pretty 
>far...