Steven Clift wrote: >We need one of these [park with WiFi] in Minneapolis (see below).
Well, perhaps you could take the lead in organizing it? Peavey Plaza comes to mind as one that would probably be pretty easy to do. It might even be possible to convince WCCO-TV to let a wireless network piggyback off their network with no Park Board involvement beyond putting up signage after it's up and running. There are other parks in town that are near big corporations. But there's a fair amount of convincing that would need to be done to get the first one up and running to serve as an example. Phyllis Kahn wrote: >I have been trying to get public interest in WI-FI connections ever >since I heard about it (for about the past year). I think neighborhood >groups should look at putting in such systems for general use. Good luck >with your efforts. The real problem in getting free wireless networks up and running is the setup time. There are plenty of us in town who have the experience, but I don't have the time to devote to setting up (and maintaining) a wireless network beyond something I'll use around home. The same problem exists with the library. I've tried talking to folks there about dropping a wireless hub into my neighborhood branch, but without a commitment to keep it up and running, and a policy supporting that sort of thing from on high, it ain't going to happen. It's a shame, since they've already got a connection, and the time commitment probably wouldn't be that large. >P.S. Is Mpls still without a single 802.11b coffee shop? Umm. The Purple Onion in Dinkytown has had 802.11b for a year or so. Dunn Brothers coffee shops are in the process of setting up 802.11b. Dave Polaschek Marcy-Holmes _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
