FYI: Philly considers wireless Internet for all

Thomas Charron twaffle at gmail.com
Wed Sep 1 16:25:01 EDT 2004


On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:05:30 -0400, Jon maddog Hall <maddog at li.org> wrote:
> twaffle at gmail.com said:
> >   First, Cream Cheese.  Now..  This..
> >   God would that be a step forward..
> Cheese-steaks!!!.....and soft pretzels with mustard on them!  Philly zoo!
> Art Museum!

  NOW we're TALKIN!  ;-)  When we moving..

> > And the city would likely offer the service either for free, or at costs far
> > lower than the $35 to $60 a month charged by commercial providers, said the
> > city's chief information officer, Dianah Neff.
> Why not do the same with local telephone service, cable TV, etc.  Why stop
> with just wireless Internet?

  One step at a time, big guy..  But I like the way your thinkin...  ;-)

> If the commercial providers had access to the poles, had a monopoly
> garanteed to them, they might be able to supply the services at a much cheaper
> price also.

  Or simply make more money doing so..  ;-)

> Nevertheless, I would love to see free, or really cheap, wireless for the
> downtown oval of Milford.  I could sit out on the bandstand until my battery
> died.

  And each and every one of us would drive by, honking our horns.. 
;-)  And of course, you'd soon be known as that 'Old crazy guy who's
always sitting in the middle of the oval.'



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