for those who are NOT in the Bay Area and cannot download the Google VPN client I posted it here:
http://www.jamesmcmurry.com/archives/000283.html On 9/20/05, Mike Outmesguine [sidekick2] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Barken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SCFN] [nycwireless] Google Offers Free Wi-Fi VPN (fwd) > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:29:20 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:18:29 -0400 > From: Dana Spiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: List-NYCwireless <[email protected]> > Subject: [nycwireless] Google Offers Free Wi-Fi VPN > > http://wifi.google.com/faq.html > > > Google plans own WiFi service: Web site > By Adam Pasick > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050920/wr_nm/google_wifi_dc > > Online search leader Google is preparing to launch its own wireless > Internet service, Google WiFi, according to several pages found on > the company's Web site on Tuesday. > > A WiFi service, which offers a high-speed connection to the Internet, > would take Google even further from its Internet search roots and > move it into the fiercely competitive world of Internet access > providers and telecommunications companies. > > The Google Web site has several references to Google WiFi but > provides few details. One page, http://wifi.google.com/faq.html, > refers to a product called "Google Secure Access," which is designed > to "establish a more secure connection while using Google WiFi." > > A separate page, http://wifi.google.com/download.html, offers a free > download of Google Secure Access, carrying the headline: "Your > wireless connection is almost ready to use." > > Google declined to comment further. > > Speculation about a forthcoming Google WiFi service has been rife > since August following an article in Business 2.0 magazine, but the > company has refused to discussed its plans. > > Analysts have voiced concerns that Google could extend itself too far > beyond its core business, while acknowledging its vast financial and > engineering resources could produce results. > > "Becoming a service provider would be quite a stretch for Google, but > considering the billions of dollars Google could throw at the problem > it could become a reality," Ovum analyst Roger Entner wrote in the > wake of the Business 2.0 article. > > "Depending on how Google can adapt to these challenging areas and how > committed it is to the space, it could become a home run or could > break the bank." > > WiFi is an increasingly popular technology that is used to provide > high-speed wireless Internet access in homes, business and public > spaces like airports and coffee shops. Google launched a sponsored > WiFi "hotspot" in San Francisco's Union Square district in April with > a start-up called Feeva. > > The FAQ says that the Google Secure Access service is in "beta," > meaning that the company does not consider it a fully finished > product -- standard operating procedure for services like Gmail. > > Google, which is rapidly expanding beyond its core Internet search > service, introduced an instant messaging and telephony service called > Google Talk in August. > > > > Dana Spiegel > Executive Director > NYCwireless > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.NYCwireless.net > +1 917 402 0422 > > Read the Wireless Community blog: http://www.wirelesscommunity.info > > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > >
