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The Wireless City

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-buddy-wanna-buy-a-laptop dept.

bigfatlamer writes "This week's NY Times City Section has an article (FRRYYY) on wireless access in New York City's busiest park, Bryant Park. The director of the park has installed a free 802.11b network with complete coverage of the park with help from NYC Wireless. From the article: 'With some clever engineering and hardware from Cisco Systems and Intel, the wireless park was born. Just as park users could sit wherever they liked, so too could they gain access where they liked. The eight-megabytes-per-second connection was as free as the sunshine and the green grass.' NYC Wireless is currently working with the Parks Dept. to put similar networks in Madison Square and Tompkins Square Parks. If they could do Prospect Park (3 blocks from my house) life would be perfect." NYCwireless helps those who help themselves...

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  1. Did I get it? by firstpostrobot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just trying to get first post. Mod me down, please, I am so off topic it makes me sick. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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  2. gimmie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    gimmie

  3. 802.11A? by StormKnightHec · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are there any plans to do 802.11A around the park, as well? BTW FP.

  4. Re:Another great free software business-model! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    2: Burn penis on laptop.

  5. Re:There's nothing like a nice day in the park by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you should have provided a link to the news story. Now people just think you're dumb. Besides, why would you have your dink out in public?

  6. Trivial Wireless News As The U.S. Becomes A by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Dictatorship.

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  7. jonkatz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rapes little boys.

  8. Those crazy capitalists! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    There's an excellent article about Bryant Park on mises.com

    http://www.mises.org/fullarticle.asp?control=109 1& month=50&title=Private+Oasis+in+Manhattan&id=5 0