 Sahrin
join:2004-05-15
Houston, TX
1 edit | Bread and Circuses! That Ceasar guy's not so bad... | |
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 |  LocoObviously InsanePremium
join:2002-11-09
21 Jump St.
kudos:2 | Re: Bread and Circuses! Thats very nice of the Google staff to do that for others....but i won't be needing it this holiday season.
I have my own AT&T 3G usb stick for the mobile notebook..:+) | |
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 bokambaChengdu RocksPremium
join:2002-04-05
Falls Church, VA | Washington airports aren't there either Neither of the two airports closest to me are included either. They don't have free Wi-Fi, only for-fee access. | |
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| | | cablevisions optimum wifi is now free and at all terminals at macarthur airport on longisland. if anyones going there :/ | |
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| | | | Re: Washington airports aren't there either On the rail station for newark & linden (both cities have airports) they have the combo opt/comc wifi. Not sure about inside newark, i'll check if i end up going up that way friday. Linden i dunno, it's a much smaller operation meant for general aviation craft.
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 Jwobot
join:2002-08-14
Sterling Heights, MI | Not to great PR I would rather see Google pay someones bills who have been out of work for over 1 year due to these tough economic times then to offer free services to those who can afford such expensive luxuries like traveling via airliner. | |
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|  TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Re: Not to great PR said by Jwobot:I would rather see Google pay someones bills who have been out of work for over 1 year due to these tough economic times then to offer free services to those who can afford such expensive luxuries like traveling via airliner. GeeWiz Google can't even give something away without somebody bitching about it......Oh Michigan, I understand now. The State's economy is trashed because of destruction of the Car industry caused by miss-management, the UAW, and the Federal Government. with the State left holding the bag. You have my sympathy 
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| | | said by Jwobot:I would rather see Google pay someones bills who have been out of work for over 1 year due to these tough economic times then to offer free services to those who can afford such expensive luxuries like traveling via airliner. Yeah...perhaps like some people FROM Google...after kicking them to the curb when they buy a company and SCREW it into the GROUND. | |
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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Google is going around not being evil, and they offer this. Why? Because more people online at airports = more Google views. Everyone wins.
Google isn't the government, and I'm sure this is dirt cheap compared to paying even a dozen people unemployment... | |
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| | | | Re: Not to great PR said by iansltx:Why? Google is going around not being evil, and they offer this. Why? Because more people online at airports = more Google views. Everyone wins. Google isn't the government, and I'm sure this is dirt cheap compared to paying even a dozen people unemployment... It is clear you didn't quite understand the post.
Also, if you think those Mountain View clowns "do no evil", just keep drinking that Kool-Aid. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Re: Not to great PR I didn't say they do no evil, but they seem to try more than the average company.
Again, Google isn't Uncle Sam. They have no obligation to do anything philanthropic if they don't want to. In addition, wiring airports is cheap relative to paying anyone unemployment, and it's also a logical Google thing to do. | |
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| | | | | | Re: Not to great PR OK I will explain.
Original poster...
I would rather see Google pay someones bills who have been out of work for over 1 year due to these tough economic times then to offer free services to those who can afford such expensive luxuries like traveling via airliner.
Me...with clarifications
Yeah...perhaps like some people FROM Google (who lost their jobs) ...after kicking them to the curb (the Do No Evil Google did the kicking) when they buy a company and SCREW it into the GROUND. (the Do No Evil Borg did this, where many of my former co workers are still out of work 7 months later Some of us who were lucky to find work took a 50% paycut in order to eat).
Hope this clears it up.
Your post "Google is going around not being evil". While the words "do no" are not in the post, the Borg does a substantial amount of evil...every day.
At no time did I ever imply that Google was Uncle Sam. I was being sarcastic regarding the original post I responded to. That adolescent romper room with no clue how the real world works does plenty of evil, but their brainwashed fanboys across the entire Internet trip all over themselves with this "but Google isn't evil" crap.
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Not to great PR *shrugs* Companies buy other companies, and lay off people. Life sucks, but might be more efficient that way.
By the way, which company did Google buy and lay off people from? DoubleClick, by any chance? | |
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| | | | | | | | Re: Not to great PR dMarc Feb, 2006. Sold this past summer. Took 2 functioning products, currently working 24-7/365 and sunsetted them, for their "brilliant" system, written in Java, and so unstable, as week barely goes by without a crash. Products for mission critical environments that barely run 1 week. "Best and brightest" my @$$.
The Borg couldn't understand WHY the industry they bought into, just simply would not do things the "Google" way, just because, well, they are Google.
So they sell the business, and upset the lives of nearly 60 brilliant people...and if they had stayed the hell out of the business in the first place, we would ALL be better off. | |
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| | | Re: No Dallas said by bla :
Google did not think worthy to provide either airport in dallas with free wifi?
Maybe Dallas didn't want it? We can't really say either way....
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|  BK
join:2001-09-10
Wheaton, IL
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| Re: No O'Hare I bet the airports already have contracts with some provider that would not be too pleased if Google came and started taking their business.
come to think of it I think a couple of these airports that I've been to had free wifi anyways.. meh
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| | | | Re: No O'Hare said by BK:I bet the airports already have contracts with some provider that would not be too pleased if Google came and started taking their business. come to think of it I think a couple of these airports that I've been to had free wifi anyways.. meh Yup, T-Mobile or ATT (forgot who) would probably be pretty upset if Google came in and started offering free wifi.
Mind you the customers would be happy but we can't have that. Especially at airports.
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: No O'Hare I think Boingo just aggregates hotspots, including AT&T and T-Mobile. | |
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join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL | Re: No O'Hare O'Hare doesn't get it for one very important reason....a free service does not have anything to kickback or skim to Hizzoner Daley or his cronies.
"Whad...free? Ya mean I don't get nothin'? Forgettaboutit!"
To the Chicago Aviation Department, airport WiFi is like a parking meter, merely a revenue source. | |
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join:2006-03-08
Naples, FL
kudos:2 | Re: No O'Hare So says the Florida redneck. 
In reality, AT&T and T-mo have contracts at O'Hare, and if you know what you are doing you can get free access from both. | |
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join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL
1 edit | Re: No O'Hare said by 56403739:So says the Florida redneck. A redneck perhaps, but one that lived in Chicago for 30 years. | |
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| | Opti-Fi Google teamed up with Opti-Fi. They're the company that manages the WiFi at these airports. Well what's left of the ones that pay Opti. | |
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JJVPremium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA | SEATAC I tried SEATAC today. It still had the ATT page asking for money.
I think it may start next week. | |
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| | SMF offers free Wifi already Last time I checked, SMF airport offers it free already.
So why is it in the list? | |
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| 56403739Less than 5 months leftPremium
join:2006-03-08
Naples, FL
kudos:2 | Re: SMF offers free Wifi already So did/does LAS. | |
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