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aptsurdist on Aug 5, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Forget WiFi, It's LiFi: Internet Through Lightbulb...

I think the point of that statement was just that the data isn't transmitted through walls.

ugh on Aug 5, 2011 | [–]

Certainly. It’s line of sight. It’s actually possible to visually see who will be able to catch the data.

muyyatin on Aug 5, 2011 | | [–]

Light bounces off of objects, and so this may not be true.

diegofr on Aug 5, 2011 | [–]

Usually walls have windows.

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