Can the Philadelphia Wi-Fi experiment work in New York?
On today's Wall Street Journal op-ed page, Andy Kessler weighs in on the debate over Philadelphia's municipal Wi-Fi ("Mu-Fi") experiment. It's hard to choose sides in this debate, says Kessler, mostly...
View ArticleWi-Fi supporters of the world, unite!
Not sure what the poll numbers in the race for New York City Public Advocate look like, but bloggers and other intellectuals continue to flock to Andrew Rasiej's campaign for Public Advocate, drawn...
View ArticleThe debate over community wireless networks
In the debate over citywide Wi-Fi networks, one place to tune in for more coverage is the Community Wireless blog, started by NYCwireless executive director Dana Spiegel. As most of you probably...
View ArticleWireless Internet access in New York City parks
According to the New York Daily News, free Wi-Fi networks are being installed at 10 parks across the city, including Central Park and Prospect Park. The Wi-Fi networks are being installed by...
View ArticleGoogle, the wireless Internet and Bryant Park
Over at ZDNet, Russell Shaw notes that Google is now a sponsor of Bryant Park's Wi-Fi Network. According to Shaw, Google could be working on a new system for delivering Google Ads, based on one's...
View ArticleWhy can't expensive hotels offer free Wi-Fi?
That's the question asked by Joe Sharkey of the New York Times. Sharkey is "getting fed up with being charged $9.95 or more in an expensive hotel for broadband Internet service" - especially when there...
View ArticleHotels offering free Internet access
Yesterday, ChainHotels.com released a list of hotels offering free Internet access: "ChainHotels.com has compiled a national list of over 2,000 hotels that offer guests free Internet access at no...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless job fair in the Bronx
It's always nice to see big corporations give back to the local community. This time, it's Verizon Wireless that is making nice with the residents of the Bronx. Up to 200 jobs are up for grabs tomorrow...
View ArticleFree Wi-Fi at the Bryant Park ice rink
Yes, you read that correctly - the Bryant Park ice rink. According to the New York Daily News, Bryant Park will become "an ice skater's wonderland" within the next month or so. Admission to the new...
View ArticleThe battle of the wireless network stars
Verizon's efforts to popularize its broadband wireless Internet service (EV-DO) are coming at the expense of city Wi-Fi providers, according to the New York Post. As Internet users and municipalities...
View ArticleHigh-speed Internet access on wheels
GattoMedia is launching its GattoBroadband "High-Speed Internet on Wheels" service in New York next week. According to GattoMedia, satellite vehicles will be "on-call, ready to be dispatched to...
View ArticleYou are under arrest on charges of not securing your Wi-Fi network...
In Westchester County, it could soon be illegal - repeat, illegal - to have an unsecured Wi-Fi signal. According to a new proposal being considered by Westchester politicians, any business or home...
View ArticleEmmy Awards for mobile content providers
Adam Balkin of NY1 reports on a new Emmy Award category for content made specifically for handheld devices like cell phones, PlayStation portables or the iPod video. Michael Learmonth of Variety says...
View ArticleWi-Fi plans for Central Park delayed
After conferring via e-mail with Marshall Brown, the CEO of Wi-Fi Salon, NewYorkology reports that the plan to install a Wi-Fi network in Central Park has been delayed indefinitely: "The free wi-fi...
View ArticleNew York's Wi-Fi networks a big draw for visiting Brits
In an article over at Digital Lifestyles ("A Wi-Fi'd Welshman In New York"), the UK's Mike Slocombe rhapsodizes about the ease and efficiency of finding Wi-Fi spots all over New York City: "Unlike the...
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