S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | Sounds to me...
Like Earthlink is trying to get some cash before they fold.
Maybe AOL should buy them! 
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tomkb
Premium
join:2000-11-15
Avon, OH
clubs: | Executives must be paid large bonuses before there can be any folding. |
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toplevelpot
yes it is, no I don't share
join:2008-04-19
Los Angeles, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
·AT&T Yahoo
| Glad I ignored them
About a year ago they were sending us flyers in the mail talking 'bout how we could tell the ph. comp. "THAT THEY'RE FIRED", talking about egg on face if we'd done that 
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toplevelpot
yes it is, no I don't share
join:2008-04-19
Los Angeles, CA | aww heck this was s'posed 2 go to the earthlink topic not a new topic!!!! mods plz move to where appropriate while i learn the internetz. thanx and sorry
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Lowtarget
Premium
join:2003-12-22
Alger, OH
clubs:
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·magicjack.com
| reply to tomkb
Re: Sounds to me...
Instead of threating citys. Why dont they just step up and say kindly they cant make profit from it. Then give the city the option to buy it from them.
If a company came to treaten me like that. I would tell them to stick it where the sun dont shine. I'm nice as a teddy bear. But cross the line and WorldWar III is going to happen. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
| Philly has bigger problems....
Philly has bigger problems than Wi-Fi and Earthlink. It seems like every other month, another police officer is slain in the line of duty. Shootings over petty arguments are commonplace and murder is rampant.
Nutter would be right to tell Earthlink to take a hike.
In large parts of the city, the social fabric of society has collapsed and teenage children don't think twice about picking up a gun to settle their differences. It is a sad state of affairs.
As a Philly native and metro area resident it pains me every time I hear of another "murder filled" weekend in the city.
That said, I think Nutter is probably the best Mayor to come to Philly in a while. He's smart, well spoken, and most importantly straight forward. I pray for him and the city I will always consider my hometown.....
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jchambers28
join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR
1 edit | going down hill
sound like earthlink is going down hill fast
they are dropping there services like flies |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| reply to N3OGH
Re: Philly has bigger problems....
said by N3OGH  :Philly has bigger problems than Wi-Fi and Earthlink. I agree. Philly can use municipal funds to solve way more pressing problems than WiFi access. Especially since it has so few users. Nutter should tell Earthlink to just go ahead and dismantle the network.
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Corehhi
join:2002-01-28
Bluffton, SC
| reply to N3OGH
Many political types were saying the internet will some how change those drugged out, gun shooting, idiots. Simple answer, they don't want to use the internet. When your fighting over a couple of blocks of turf what on earth would you use the internet for? |
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
Premium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
·Cox HSI
| They don't call it kill-adelphia for nothing.What ever happened to the city of brotherly love  .
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alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
|  The Common Person is Confused!
Like I have been saying for years, Wi-Fi is not the Holy Grail for Broadband. When people hear of Wi-Fi they think this will replace their Broadband Connection and they are looking for the same speed, reliability, and service. So most of these Wi-Fi Networks are less than 1Mbps, not fast enough to replace your Home Broadband. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to S_engineer
Re: Sounds to me...
Earthlink has been a zombie wandering the back woods of the Internet for well over a year now. They are furiously trying to prop up the corpse and walk it around to distract the shareholders from that funny smell.
Philly should just tell them to go pound sand. As mentioned elsewhere they've got much bigger issues to attend to than a failed muni WiFi project. If it is worth anything Earthlink should be able to find a buyer even at 10 cents on the dollar.
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xirian
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY | reply to Corehhi
Re: Philly has bigger problems....
Google maps mashup of who has what turf? |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| reply to N3OGH
Hell I think you got it ass backwards. Muni Wifi can help jumpstart Philly's economy and that of all other midwestern cities who are economically depressed. Just think of it. Drug dealers can plan their sales virtually before hitting the pavement. Gang members can post their beatings and shootings on youtube. The list goes on and on as to why philly and all other cities should piss away cash. What troubles? As long as the crackheads, gangbangers, etc got internet, all is happy right? |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10 | reply to Corehhi
Posting your gang wars on you tube.. Posting your beatings of rivals on you tube. Lining up drug deals. Hell, these morons can't be productive legally or in school. Nothing says they won't use their "talents" for other such means. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| reply to TKJunkMail
Well it depends on if there was a contract or not. If there was, Earthlink can jump ship and still sue the city for breaching said agreement. I'm sure the lawyers will solve it. They always do. What would we do without lawyers (sarcasm)? They always walk away with fat pockets while everyone else is the loser, no matter who ultimately "wins". Both parties pay a bundle, see little, while these guys make fortunes. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to Jigsaw
said by Jigsaw :They don't call it kill-adelphia for nothing.What ever happened to the city of brotherly love . Its now called the Bloods (street gang). 
Go look up the full expansion of their name to get the joke. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to alchav
Re: The Common Person is Confused!
said by alchav :So most of these Wi-Fi Networks are less than 1Mbps, not fast enough to replace your Home Broadband. Bingo, 802.11B can have max 4.5 mbit/s shared between the AP and 1 user (assuming no other users, and perfect connection with no error correction needed). G is 17mbit/s shared among all users. Cable for example is 40 mbit/s, perhaps a muni wifi network running N equipment with all N clients can pull that off, but N isn't even a standard yet..... |
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Corehhi
join:2002-01-28
Bluffton, SC | Wimax may improve speeds. It's coming for sure to the US now. Big deployment in the developing world. |
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HRM
God Bless America
Premium,MVM
join:2002-02-03
Darien, CT
clubs:  | I'll give them $100.00 for it/
There has to be a couple nice pieces of electronics involed. THen, off to ebay.. |
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