what is wired and what is not? |
what is wired and what is not? |
May 7 2006, 08:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316 |
What common things are still not wireless?
On a recent run, we were in a highrise apt. buiklding and the doors were all hard wired. Is there a norm? Are most doors hard wired or wrieless? What about other objects? |
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May 7 2006, 08:37 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
That's really a GM question, but we could assume that only things built within the last 5 years would be fully wireless. Most older buildings would only upgrade as needed, maybe wireless cleaning bots, but still wired elevator and hard systems.
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May 7 2006, 10:27 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Mostly anything build after the Crash 2.0. I mean, geez, you can get underwear with wireless storage space in them. And many things are retro-fitted to work with the Wireless Matrix. It's pretty ubiquitous.
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May 8 2006, 01:53 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Also, many things were already wireless. It isn't brand new technology, it's just much more prevalent now.
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May 8 2006, 02:06 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
There are still people who live without any sort of telephone service today. There'll certainly be some places where wireless technology isn't in use. However, they're the exception rather than the rule.
If there's a strong story reason for something to be wired, then it'll be wired. Otherwise, things really should be wireless. |
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May 8 2006, 02:15 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
This doesn't really make sense to me: how does having everything wireless keep people from getting infiltrated by AI? It was said that the whole reason for the wireless revolution was so that everything could be totally decentralized, but now you have your car, your appliances, and your door all hooked up to the Internet.
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May 8 2006, 03:54 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
You can be wireless and not hooked up to the Matrix. The security systems inside a large corporation could be completely wireless, but with external jammers and anti-wireless paint used to seal it off from the rest of the world.
Edit: And if something is truly precious, you leave it wired. |
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May 8 2006, 08:38 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Most older buildings would probably have a wireless antenna on top hardwired to the apartments or people would have added their own antenna with conversion kits add-ons or suchlike. Run-down areas and secure buildings would probably either lack it completely or have an extra antenna for those purposes.
Inner city Seattle: 99% wireless Redmond: 10-20% wireless 30-50% partially wireless 50-100% no wireless or wire att all, perhaps a piece of string. :D |
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