DaveNJ
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Re: Muni WiFi was never technically feasible
I think local governments should stay out of the telecom business. I can understand providing Wifi in schools, parks, government building etc. But citywide is a bit over the top. I do like the idea of community fiber, but i think it would be better if it were leased to a private corporation. |
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viperm
Carpe Diem
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Winchester, CA | Wimax is NOT the end all be all and it never will be. Why people thnk its going to outperform everything else wireless is a far cray from reality!
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Michieru_
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DaneJasper
Sonic.Net
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Santa Rosa, CA
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said by DaveNJ  :I think local governments should stay out of the telecom business. I can understand providing Wifi in schools, parks, government building etc. But citywide is a bit over the top. I do like the idea of community fiber, but i think it would be better if it were leased to a private corporation. Muni WiFi doesn't mean that the city is going to pay for it, it just means it's "citywide". In this case, AT&T was going to build and pay for it, but has decided not to.
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firephoto
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| said by DaneJasper :Muni WiFi doesn't mean that the city is going to pay for it, it just means it's "citywide". In this case, AT&T was going to build and pay for it, but has decided not to. This is the problem with the whole "muni-wifi" is failing crap lately. Some private company fails or doesn't continue on with their wifi for all pipe dream promises for a whole city and the city and municipal industry gets some bad press for a failure supposedly.
Guess what, AT&T got what they wanted, they kept out the competition and kept the city from doing something themselves and they keep servicing their broadband customers as always in that area.
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korym
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I say let the people, i.e. the citizens, the matters in to their own hands. If it's a grassroots, community-supported, volunteer-based initiative, chances are it'll make it.
Just my opinion. 
Regards,
Kory
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DaneJasper
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| said by korym :I say let the people, i.e. the citizens, the matters in to their own hands. If it's a grassroots, community-supported, volunteer-based initiative, chances are it'll make it. Just my opinion. Regards, Kory This is the direction we're going. More on this later today.
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korym
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Richmond, VA
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»gigaom.com/2007/08/31/sonicnet-m···sf-wifi/ |
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DaneJasper
Sonic.Net
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| Bingo.
See also »www.sonic.net/sfwifi/
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