Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new trial

Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by josephcsible on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:23PM (#31010875)

This makes Google's 2007 April Fools' Day prank even more amusing in hindsight.

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by achow on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:40PM (#31010974)

TiSP: A free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online service that will be offered entirely free to any consumer with a WiFi-capable PC and a toilet connected to a local municipal sewage system.

https://archive.google.com/tisp/press.html

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by krasin on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:56PM (#31011076)

Amazingly, the person who is listed as the media contact on the TiSP announcement is currently a Communications Officer at Google Fiber, according to Linkedin.

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by teraflop on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @12:48AM (#31011294)

Well, it does seem like that system would benefit from plenty of fiber to ensure regular data flow.

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by djmips on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:05AM (#31011657)

this isn't Reddit but that's actually pretty funny...

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by infogulch on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:42PM (#31010984)

"Finally, an ISP that's worth a shit."

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by jonsen on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:27AM (#31011767)

Interesting, would it terminate in a butt plug?

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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by yaur on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @01:07AM (#31011393)

I wouldn't be surprised if we traced this idea back to its ultimate origin we would find that it was inspired by that.

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