Allen Graetz wrote: > As for the WiFi, let the private sector take the risks. Wi > Fi is just one specific form of the wireless technologies that > are yet to reach theirtoddler stage in terms of development. > Do we want to be the next Marietta? That city in Georgia not > so long ago LOST $35 million in getting an ant in their pants > and quickly building out a broadband network in their city.
I'm sorry for not having read all of the posts in this thread, but I agree with Mr. Graetz. When the city has problems funding basic services, what is the return on a wireless network? It's not as if I'm a computer illiterate either. I taught computer science in college for eight years and I'm online for around six hours a day. I've given up on WiFi in airports, too expensive. I dialup using my cell phone as a modem, which I can do just about anywhere. It's much more flexible. Not to mention the fact that a citywide WiFi network seems as though it would be a perk primarily for the upper middleclass. How many working class and poor people are going to use this service before it becomes obsolete (I'm still using the 802.11b router, now obsolete, that I bought three years ago). Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
