Wireless Networking Through the Bathroom – Even Google Has a Sense of Humor

In these grave economic times, it’s great to see even large companies with the ability to laugh in the face of layouts, downsizings, and economic rout. Google once again leads the way wit their new wireless networking solution called TiSP which utilizes the fiber optic cable in the sewer system (who knew it was there?).

My favorite part is the installation page from which I’ve drawn the key steps below:

#1 --Remove the spindle of fiber-optic cable from your TiSP installation kit.
#2 --Attach the sinker to the loose end of the cable, take one safe step backward and drop this weighted end into your toilet.
#3 ---Grasp both ends of the spindle firmly while a friend or loved one flushes, thus activating the patented GFlush™ system, which sends the weighted cable surfing through the plumbing system to one of the thousands of TiSP Access Nodes.
#4 --When the GFlush is complete, the spindle will (or at least should) have largely unraveled, exposing a connector at the remaining end. Detach the cable from the spindle, taking care not to allow the cable to slip into the toilet.
#5 --Plug the fiber-optic cable into your TiSP wireless router, which has a specially designed counterweight to withstand the centripetal force of flushing.
#6 --Insert the TiSP installation CD and run the setup utility to install the Google Toolbar (required) and the rest of the TiSP software, which will automatically configure your computer's network settings.
#7 ---Within sixty minutes -- assuming proper data flow -- the other end of your fiber-optic cable should have reached the nearest TiSP Access Node, where our Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers (PHDs) will remove the sinker and plug the line into our global data networking system.
#8 --Congratulations, you're online! (Please wash your hands before surfing.)

It’s a great spook on today’s technology product offering complete with FAQ, price lining, and limited support by calling it a “beta”. As the website says, “It’s in beta because when things go wrong, they really go wrong.”


Best regards,
Hall T.