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Re: Rosy muni-WiFi stories getting fewer and fewer
OK, granted, I called out "failed" when that statement wasn't warranted.
I do agree that there was an unfounded hope that these networks would be viable alternatives to "common" HSI services.
If Earthlink can come in and take a poor network and apply business skills needed to make them successful, then that's one thing. Most of the stories, though, are of communities and small businesses trying to do it themselves...and we're just now starting to see the results of their efforts.
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I do agree that there was an unfounded hope that these networks would be viable alternatives to "common" HSI services.
Eh, they weren't born out of a desire to create alternatives. They were born out of a desire to simply have cheap access. quote:
If Earthlink can come in and take a poor network and apply business skills needed to make them successful, then that's one thing. Most of the stories, though, are of communities and small businesses trying to do it themselves...and we're just now starting to see the results of their efforts.
Again, some plans are good, some aren't. Some projects succeed, some fail. The majority of these just launched or are still being built.
Google offers free corporate profit subsidized Wi-Fi in Mountain View, California. There have been ample complaints of coverage. Do I declare the network is a failure? |
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