Re: Startup Promises Free Wireless in San Francisco

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From: John Navas
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:00

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On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:48:35 GMT, DTC <me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote in
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>cross posted in alt.cellular.attws
>to support Oxford's fantasy.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/ytrrgv
>Startup Promises Free Wireless in San Francisco
>
>Meraki Networks Inc.
>
>[sniped]
>San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom plans to help Meraki "publicize and 
>grow the network without the bureaucracy and politics that challenged 
>our last effort to bring free Wi-Fi to San Francisco," spokesman Nathan 
>Ballard wrote in an e-mail. Newsom has been pushing for three years for 
>citywide Wi-Fi.

Ad hoc mesh network with no backbones.  Hugely wasteful of spectrum, dog
slow under any sort of normal load, and probably unreliable as well.  So
much for Newsom's fantasy.

A better bet is AnchorFree <http://anchorfree.com/>.
Wi-Fi coverage along Chestnut St in the Marina District is pretty good.
Free hotspot finder for San Francisco:
<http://www.anchorfree.com/hotspot/finder/San+Francisco+CA+US>

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John Navas      FAQ for Wi-Fi:  <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
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