Archive for August, 2007
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Friday, August 17th, 2007Skype started working at my house at 9:30 PM (CDT) last night, and still connects this morning. It looks like they have fixed the software glitch plaguing the service yesterday.
The Skype website says the problem is stabilizing and should be completely resolved soon. That’s really good news.
My Way News - Skype Says Some Users [...]
Start-up wants free spectrum for free Wi-Fi
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
This is a unique approach to gaining bandwidth from the Federal Government. It probably won’t work, but interesting non-the-less.
Not seeing their business plan, but watching what is happening in the Wifi world in the United States, my guess is they will burn through a ton of capital, then pop like the preceding tech [...]
Skype is Out … What do we do?
Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Did you know Skype is having trouble today? If you are a Skype user, like me, you became aware early this morning when you tried to make that first phone call.
Today’s Skype outage affects a lot of people, not the least of which is me. I have Skype Out and make most of my [...]
Why Wi-Fi Networks Are Foundering
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007So you didn’t believe me—would you believe Olga? Olga Kharif of Business Week has an online article today that brings to light many of the shortcomings of the Muni WiFi movement. The costs are higher, the network deployment is slower, the defaults are higher, the speeds are slower …
Just look at the quote below, and [...]
SF WiFi coming, no thanks to City, Google, or Earthlink
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Meraki is stepping in and making free WiFi possible in San Francisco. Bypassing the City, Google, and Earthlink, Meraki sells specially equipped routers to businesses and individuals that allows them to set up public hot-spots, either for free or fee.
With their established product, Meraki is moving the wireless Internet discussion to a different level, cutting [...]
MuniFi, VoIP & Great (UnMet) Expecations
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007More disappointment for the Muni Wifi proponents today, as Om Malik exposes more of the truth about these deployments. The article covers many of the same aspects I have discussed before, but adds a quote by Andy Abramson about the Tropos mesh networks.
GigaOM MuniFi, VoIP & Great (UnMet) Expecations «
MuniFi, to some extent, has been [...]
Brit Broadband Often Half Touted Speed
Thursday, August 9th, 2007Have you tested your connection for download and upload speeds? Are they even close to what you thought you bought?
This Business Week article tells about a consumer rights group in the UK trying to correct the mis-match of what you are sold, and what you get. The problem exists in the U.S., as well. Many [...]
New Wi-Fi network proves critical in Minneapolis bridge disaster
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007This story from Computer World shines a positive light on WiFi networks in a time of crisis. The city of Minneapolis was able to utilize the newly started network for moving data files to and from the field as rescue efforts were mounted.
New Wi-Fi network proves critical in Minneapolis bridge disaster
A new Wi-Fi network [...]
SF Muni Wireless: Not Dead But Expiring
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007It seems I’m not the only person that was not convinced the San Francisco Muni Wifi deal with Earthlink and Google would work. The concept didn’t make any business sense, and in the end, it must.
Now Richard Martin, writing on an Information Week blog gives more of the story, including a “demise is imminent” [...]
London Gets Free Wi-Fi Network
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Free is good, slow is bad. This news from London and online-4-free.com provides free wireless Internet access for the low, low price of watching ads. Even the paid price isn’t terrible at ~$4.50/hour, but the speed of the network will have to improve if they want many takers.
London Gets Free Wi-Fi Network
The free network, [...]