patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | p2p and pr0n
I wonder how much of that new traffic is p2p and pr0n from broke teenagers.
The 1 mbit/s upload on Philly wifi is faster than 384 kbit/s on Comcast. |
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CtrlAltDel
WORSE. THAN. CARTER.
Arbitrary Text
join:2001-12-30
Backyard
 ·1and1
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Comcast
| Money?
The new owners hope to actually make something called "money" by offering higher grade wired/wireless service to local businesses, hospitals and universities. After the mayor, city council, licenses and inspections department, and the unions get their take I doubt there will be any money left.
Philly is a very corrupt city from the mayor down to the trash men.
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Hussein bin Osama 2008
اسامة بن حسين 2008 |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state | Lots of users...
I wonder what's fueling the Wi-Fi network to hold that many users online at once. Otherwise, glad to hear the Wi-Fi project that Earthlink failed to work with is going nicely with the new guys. Free is better! |
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PaVoter
@verizon.net | reply to CtrlAltDel
Re: Money?
Hey,
Don't forget the govt up too. Mr Ed Rendell, Govenor, will want some of that too. He was from Philly. |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to patcat88
Re: p2p and pr0n
But not faster than the 1 Mbps that most of Comcast's customers now see.
Go ahead, talk about the caps and throttling. Don't disappoint us! |
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jervin123
join:2005-04-14
Philadelphia, PA | reply to CtrlAltDel
Re: Money?
The unions are there to protect the city's employee's, I work for a philadelphia AFSCME local and I see the work that they do practically everyday. |
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CtrlAltDel
WORSE. THAN. CARTER.
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join:2001-12-30
Backyard
·1and1
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
| said by jervin123  :The unions are there to protect the city's employee's, I work for a philadelphia AFSCME local and I see the work that they do practically everyday. The building trade unions that the wifi people will have to deal with will demand money for their leaders to get anything done. Ask Rick Mariano or Bob Dougherty. I know because I live in Philly and witnessed the corruption for many, many years.
Read Philly Mag: »www.phillymag.com/articles/the_l···on_town/
The Last Union Town
The city has long been held economic hostage by trade unions that overcharge for everything from building skyscrapers to screwing in light bulbs at the Convention Center.
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Hussein bin Osama 2008
اسامة بن حسين 2008 |
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polk5
join:2001-12-29
New Orleans, LA | reply to Smith6612
Re: Lots of users...
I do not get the excitment. The second it goes to pay service watch what happens. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by Smith6612 :I wonder what's fueling the Wi-Fi network to hold that many users online at once. Otherwise, glad to hear the Wi-Fi project that Earthlink failed to work with is going nicely with the new guys. Free is better! But free doesn't pay the bills. Someone has to pay for atleast a T3 to run the network, if not more (its mention in the wifi contract with Earthlink what kind of bandwidth earthlink will feed the network with, i forgot it off the top of my head).
And I'm sure whoever can, will demand to be paid the electric bill for the APS. |
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ebubman
join:2002-01-17
Enola, PA
·Comcast
 ·Vonage
| competition
with the competition from: a)philly politicians who expect their pockets to be lined; b) philly unions which will break legs to ensure they get their share; and c) comcastic which does what it has to do to crush competition, i'm not sure this free wifi has a prayer. many will agree in theory it's a great idea but when it comes to $$$$$, mobster politicians/union members & comcast will seal its fate. |
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