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Wireless Internet Finally Coming To London

Posted by timothy on from the connect-connect dept.

andylaurence writes: "NTL has issued a statement on their site of their intentions to trial highspeed wireless Internet access in London. They don't seem to know whether it will continue after the trial, but they have stated that it will cost £25 a month (the same as their cable modems). One would assume that this will be based on an 802.11b network, and the questions will then arise as to how secure this is. Another company also seem to be pioneering wireless Internet access this month, with a trial due to start soon. Seems to me like this might just take off." Wait -- I thought London already had wireless access.

5 of 115 comments (clear)

  1. Illegal operation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Microsoft has performed an illegal operation
    and will be shut down.

    If the problem persists, contact the program
    vendor.

  2. First Wireless Post!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thanks, old chap!

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  4. Re:london privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nah, we don't do flogging here

    it's you guys who kill people at every opportunity, including juveniles (a 17 year old last week, I do recall).

    ahh yes, who's civilized indeed?

  5. Re:802.11b to cover a city? Natch. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Why would one assume that a city-wide wireless network would use 802.11b?
    Well, it's just a wild guess, but I'd say: because the author is too ill-educated to know any different, and too cock-sure of himself to find out.