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UK to get Public Wireless LAN

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the start-running-ethereal dept.

shanksd1 writes "The IEE Review for May reports that BT is announcing the UK's first public access wireless LAN, with a little help from Motorola and Cisco. 400 wireless hotspots of range 100m should be implemented by June 2003, and 4000 by June 2005. These 500 kb/s access points will be located in hotels, railway stations, airports, bars and coffee shops."

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  1. Today on ask slashdot: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will the EMP from the coming nuclear war in central Asia adversly effect my reception on the public wireless LAN here in the UK?



    Hey India : "Turn on main screen!"

    1. Re:Today on ask slashdot: by graphicartist82 · · Score: 3, Funny
      Or even better.. make it into a poll:

      Will the EMP from the coming nuclear war in central Asia adversly effect my reception on the public wireless LAN here in the UK?

      Yes

      No

      Who cares? I don't live in the UK!

      Cowboy Neal

  2. spaces? aagh!!! by laserjet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does anyone trust a telecom company that puts spaces in their directory names, thus causing problems with some web browers? Not to mention, it's just bad style. Damn kids. Don't know how to do anything anym...grumble grumble..

    http://www.btplc.com/innovation and technology/

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  3. Re:First RealLife Troll! by returnofthe_spork · · Score: 0, Funny
    and no starting over.

    unless you're a Buddhist.

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  4. Re:We already have this in sweden...kinda by donnacha · · Score: 5, Funny


    We already have this in sweden

    Yeah, but I find it so inconvenient having to fly to Sweden to check my email.

  5. No more pesky wires to worry about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    when installing all those cameras to spy on their citizens.

  6. Re:New fad in Britain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought Northerners refered to them as "door-keys"? Or is that just Liverpudlians?