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Small Number of Households Likely to Use Muni WiFi
By Larry Hendrick | June 30, 2006
This news story shows another of the problems with the whole Muni WiFi movement. In all honesty the service is not the best, so most people continue to use their paid service that is more reliable and faster.
With the price about the same, there is no motivation to change providers to an unknown.
Technology News: Wireless : Municipal WiFi Networks May Provide Broadband to Millions:
With prices for commercial broadband services continuing to drop precipitously, only a small number of households will be likely to rely on these “low-cost” or even “free public networks” as their main source of online access.
“Philadelphia and other large cities have recently announced plans to offer inexpensive WiFi service which may be better than dial-up Internet access,” said Penhune. “But [it] is slow compared to the DSL service that is only slightly more expensive and usually offers better quality.”
Topics: WiFi |