Comments on: What’s behind municipal Wi-Fi failures? http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:25:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Concerned Citizen http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-177439 Concerned Citizen Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:16:29 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-177439 Jack you finally woke up. Sorry to inform you the election was last year and Carty won. Jack you finally woke up. Sorry to inform you the election was last year and Carty won.

]]> By: Jack http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-177331 Jack Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:54:16 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-177331 Perhaps there really is NO free lunch! Perhaps there really is NO free lunch!

]]> By: Hooda Thunkit http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-175931 Hooda Thunkit Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:13:53 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-175931 Muni WiFi is too expensive to implement properly. Besides, the private sector has already stepped up and filled the need/void nicely. The nimble private sector out maneuvers the awkward/clumsy government dinosaur once again. Government itself could benefit widely from a properly implemented WiFi system, but where's the money? And, chances are that they would try to do it on the cheap..., they always do, and waste money in the long run. Muni WIFi is nothing more than a footnote in history... Too much, for too little, too late. Technology 1 Government 0 Muni WiFi is too expensive to implement properly.

Besides, the private sector has already stepped up and filled the need/void nicely.

The nimble private sector out maneuvers the awkward/clumsy government dinosaur once again.

Government itself could benefit widely from a properly implemented WiFi system, but where’s the money? And, chances are that they would try to do it on the cheap…, they always do, and waste money in the long run.

Muni WIFi is nothing more than a footnote in history…

Too much, for too little, too late.

Technology 1
Government 0

]]> By: neighborhood concerns http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-170381 neighborhood concerns Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:04:25 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-170381 And I heard on Michigan Radio today that counties up yonder are moving ahead with construction of Wi-Fi installations all the same while some fizzle. And I heard on Michigan Radio today that counties up yonder are moving ahead with construction of Wi-Fi installations all the same while some fizzle.

]]> By: Rockets Man http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-170012 Rockets Man Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:29:49 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-170012 Don't forget that the city of Chicago (2.8 million people)abandoned the plans to have a city-wide Wi-Fi. Don’t forget that the city of Chicago (2.8 million people)abandoned the plans to have a city-wide Wi-Fi.

]]> By: neighborhood concerns http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-169832 neighborhood concerns Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:30:46 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-169832 WiMax broad band and other wireless broad band services are coming to the air waves and with better coverage and more reliable service city wide wi-fi is almost passe. Look at what a big selling point wi-fi in restaurants and so on was. Great for business people on the road but how many of us are going bring a notebook or PDA to BK for a whopper and coke and don't forget the fries. WiMax broad band and other wireless broad band services are coming to the air waves and with better coverage and more reliable service city wide wi-fi is almost passe.

Look at what a big selling point wi-fi in restaurants and so on was. Great for business people on the road but how many of us are going bring a notebook or PDA to BK for a whopper and coke and don’t forget the fries.

]]> By: Old South End Broadway http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2007/09/whats-behind-municipal-wi-fi-failures/#comment-169312 Old South End Broadway Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:45:45 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=1841#comment-169312 I think security might be a consideration. For most people the "fear" of having their computer hacked into because of WiFi is very real. Better to use a "hardwire" connection that cuts some of the risk (even if they pay $50 a month). Certainly there are those who are expert, and say this is nonsense, but most people aren't experts. They just want to use their computer in as convenient a manner as possible. Unfortunately, there are those "elitists" on the Internet who feel that unless someone can get into the instructions for the CPU they have no business being on the Internet. And so they give us the "viruses" that now make our computing experience so enjoyable. I think security might be a consideration. For most people the “fear” of having their computer hacked into because of WiFi is very real. Better to use a “hardwire” connection that cuts some of the risk (even if they pay $50 a month). Certainly there are those who are expert, and say this is nonsense, but most people aren’t experts. They just want to use their computer in as convenient a manner as possible. Unfortunately, there are those “elitists” on the Internet who feel that unless someone can get into the instructions for the CPU they have no business being on the Internet. And so they give us the “viruses” that now make our computing experience so enjoyable.

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