http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sat, 26 May 2012 22:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/comment-page-1/#comment-49176 MikeT Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:40:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/#comment-49176 <p>The only aspect of municipal wifi that makes sense is to provide a universal network for government agencies to use in the event of a disaster. There should be a network in every major city that allows government workers to use the Internet as an alternative communication system when their radios and such are down.</p> The only aspect of municipal wifi that makes sense is to provide a universal network for government agencies to use in the event of a disaster. There should be a network in every major city that allows government workers to use the Internet as an alternative communication system when their radios and such are down.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/comment-page-1/#comment-49175 Gary McGath Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:58:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/#comment-49175 <p>That article is subscriber-only. Can you summarize what the contemplated "not free" aspect is?</p> That article is subscriber-only. Can you summarize what the contemplated “not free” aspect is?

]]> http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/comment-page-1/#comment-39046 MikeT Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:40:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/#comment-39046 <p>The only aspect of municipal wifi that makes sense is to provide a universal network for government agencies to use in the event of a disaster. There should be a network in every major city that allows government workers to use the Internet as an alternative communication system when their radios and such are down.</p> The only aspect of municipal wifi that makes sense is to provide a universal network for government agencies to use in the event of a disaster. There should be a network in every major city that allows government workers to use the Internet as an alternative communication system when their radios and such are down.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/comment-page-1/#comment-39045 Gary McGath Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:58:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/08/07/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-2/#comment-39045 <p>That article is subscriber-only. Can you summarize what the contemplated "not free" aspect is?</p> That article is subscriber-only. Can you summarize what the contemplated “not free” aspect is?

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