Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
1 edit | another Nail
here is yet another nail in the BPL Coffin. Hear that.....there is more screaming from Microsoft:D |
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samrocks
Premium
join:2003-07-30 | I wonder how cable and dsl are going to react?
I just know this won't go down without a fight from the cable and dsl companies because they will lose business to google. |
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO | they can fight all they wanna, but in the end Google will win. It's a given.
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | You pay for what u get. |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
 ·CenturyLink
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Already Available In SF
No problem...!
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A is A |
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Safemaster
Premium
join:2004-01-18
Loxahatchee, FL | Expand
quote:
we don't have any plans to expand this community service beyond the Bay Area
Yea right! |
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Industry_Pro
@comcast.net
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Re: I wonder how cable and dsl are going to react?
You don't have to wonder - here is a quote from MaBell's spokesbot: (this oughta crack you guys up - it did me!)
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SBC spokesman John Britton said his company encourages competition but believes that governments should seek greater investment from private companies to increase broadband service. He said San Francisco already was served by SBC and enjoyed more than 400 free Wi-Fi hotspots, more than any other city in the country.
"We feel there is already widespread broadband available today," Britton said.
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that's in this article on sfgate:
»www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c···6KG1.DTL
By "greater investment from private companies" of course, he means more goverment handouts and subsidies to Bell. 100+ years later, they're singing the *same* tune they always have, and it's mostly worked for them so far !
- IP |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | More Free Stuff = Npthing is Free.
Broadcast tv is considered "free". Yet because of the hidden cost of advertising the average person spends over $600 in extra cost per year for products. |
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LaZ3R
Premium
join:2003-01-17
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
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Re: I wonder how cable and dsl are going to react?
Agreed. Fighting will do crap because Google is offering something free and if ISP's in the area have a problem with that, Tuff luck I guess because it's Google's choice as to how they want to price it.
Google is awesome! 
Wish I lived in SF 
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
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Re: Expand
They probably don't yet have "plans", but that sure doesn't mean that they haven't analyzed, thought about and drooled over the possibilities.
Their current "planning" probably involves scaling the San Francisco (population about 750,000) operation to the "Bay Area" which has about 9 times that many people.
calvoiper
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johnbor
join:2004-03-30
Burton, OH
1 edit | reply to John Galt
Re: Already Available In SF
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Wonderssss
@comcast.net | Speed?
What about the speed??? |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
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Re: Expand
said by calvoiper  :They probably don't yet have "plans", but that sure doesn't mean that they haven't analyzed, thought about and drooled over the possibilities. Their current "planning" probably involves scaling the San Francisco (population about 750,000) operation to the "Bay Area" which has about 9 times that many people. calvoiper Works for me!
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
| Uhm, Google, a little bit late there...
The guys over at the Internet Archive have been doing what you guys are talking about for a while now...
»www.archive.org/web/sflan.php
A better idea, instead of laying down the capital to build ANOTHER network, would be to work with the guys over at IA and expand/improve the existing network. It'll cost you less money and make that project better.
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johnbor
join:2004-03-30
Burton, OH | Distance ?
My neigbor lives done te street but cant get it yet I can. hes about 1500 ft away
Curious how far can one push there signal with a antenna? |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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Re: I wonder how cable and dsl are going to react?
said by HotRodFoto :they can fight all they wanna, but in the end Google will win. It's a given. Nothings cheaper than FREE. unless theres a high price to pay like proprietary software riddled with spyware like most isps used to have. how are they going to deliver these ads????????
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HotRodFoto
Premium
join:2003-04-19
Denver, CO
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said by brooklynman4 :You pay for what u get. ya kinda like instant messenger clients lol
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jdir
join:2001-05-04
Santa Clara, CA | Coolllllllll
Look like P2P is going to be REALLY popular in SF.
Let use WIFI for P2P applications. |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | reply to LaZ3R
Re: I wonder how cable and dsl are going to react?
Stay up north with the free healthcare. Because nothing is free and we taxpayers don't need anymore free-riders. |
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The Beer
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
Premium
join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE
clubs: | Dark Fiber Debate...
Makes total sense now, not like ANYONE will want to help them in this endeavor, the only way to get a backbone would be to do it yourself. SBC, I need to buy a internet connection at wholesale so I can give away the retail product you sell! |
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