A recreation device, used for sliding downhill on a surface, on which the rider is suspended above the surface, either in a generally horizontal position\u2014face up or face down\u2014or in a reclined position, thereby providing the rider with a unique experience or sensation. Full-rate full-diversity coding is achieved through a combination of maximal minimum product distance symbol set design and formation of codeword blocks. At the receiving end, the optical multiplex signal is conducted via a polarization control element to a polarization splitter which splits the optical multiplex signal into the first and second modulated signals. This information may then be used to construct detailed product information, quotations, demonstrations, or other material. With this information, the application component can determine a manner for executing network operations that involve data transmission over the network, such as deferring the operation or selecting an alternative network.