Cooking With the Internet?

**Jared Moya** · November 13th, 2005, 01:35 PM

A San Diego-based company called Nethercomm is claiming that it is now in development of a system to use your natural-gas pipes to transmit broadband data at speeds of 100 megabits per second. The glitch to this masterpiece? Um, it’s never been tested. Basically, Nethercomm is planning on using Ultra wideband, or UWB technology to send the data through the pipes, while they’re still delivering gas fuel. Of course, it sounds grand, seeing that our current system of copper wires and duct tape doesn’t have enough capacity to support a lot of technologies we’d all like to see over broadband, like high-definition television service, but looks like Nethercomm still has no venture backing as of now. However, they are in the process of trying to raise money for a pilot program by next summer, so if you’ve got a couple of bucks you’d like to donate… www.nethercomm.com

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**Auggie2k** · November 13th, 2005, 01:39 PM

Electric current (which can spark) through our gas pipes... emmm?

**WE_DELIVER** · November 13th, 2005, 03:40 PM

gizmodo.com rocks :-)

**meyou123** · November 14th, 2005, 03:01 AM

"Electric current (which can spark) through our gas pipes... emmm?"
@Auggie2k and some wonder WHY they are getting funding....LOL!

Seriously though, from what I have read I do not think any type of electrical signal will be used (THAT would be very dangerous) , I think it is more of a data stram that contains no electricity to it at all...but I really am not sure. The fact that they came out and made this grand announcement without even TESTING it first, makes me a little leary!