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Niue Gets Island-Wide WiFi

Posted by timothy on from the vatican-city-is-next dept.

NinjaPablo writes "Business Wire is running a story about the polynesian island of Niue. Niue has just completed an island-wide wifi network, making it the first country with nationwide free wifi access. This comes after countrywide email was started in 1997, dialup access in 1999, and broadband this Spring, all free for anyone."

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  1. Hm.... by Suicide · · Score: 5, Funny

    Island... beach... free internet...

    Where do I sign up?

    1. Re:Hm.... by gilesroberts · · Score: 5, Funny

      These Niueans are obviously more cunning than we give them credit for. How on earth did they manage to get e-mail before dial up access?

    2. Re:Hm.... by Loki_1929 · · Score: 3, Funny

      "Island... beach... free internet...
      Where do I sign up?"

      Are you kidding me? I'd sell my soul to the Devil for what these people have.

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  2. New advertising slogan by Koushiro · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Niue - Wardriving Made Easy"

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  3. Waryachting by Zayin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yachts with onboard computer equipment with WiFi cards and external antennas will be able to park in the harbor and access full Internet services from their vessels as an open node, also free of charge.

    Cool! Now all I need to do is buy a yacht and I will have _free internet access_! Saving $50 per month in broadband fees, I'll have a ROI on the yacht within 83 years. ($50000 yacht)

    A substantial portion of Niue's tourism comes from visiting yacht traffic during the non-cyclone season.

    So you mean there's a cyclone season as well? Damn..

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  4. Hmm... by Cyno01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So we've got wardriving and warflying or whatever, so what do we call this? Warsailing, waryachting, warboating...

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    1. Re:Hmm... by Jacer · · Score: 4, Funny

      war, war, war your boat....

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  5. Why read the article by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 3, Funny

    When you can just make shit up?

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  6. /.ing a whole nation/island by Gogo+Dodo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this a first? Has /. taken out an entire nation?

  7. Might be useful by qorkfiend · · Score: 5, Funny

    for ships out at sea for extended periods of time (or just passing by), they can take a quick run to Niue and drop off/pick up their email without having to dock..

  8. Nieu News by SEWilco · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nieu News Knew New Wieu-Fieu.

  9. Re:The reason why... by Imperator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, so they're using wireless because the wind disrupts IP-over-avian. :)

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  10. I wonder... by barbazoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...if they ever considered using ALOHA instead of WiFi.

  11. Re:If there really is free broadband for every one by Imperator · · Score: 5, Funny
    how do they deal with serious users?
    They get voted off the island.
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  12. Re:The reason why... by Captain+Large+Face · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not just that -- it'd be a right pain in the arse when your ISP migrates in the winter for a warmer climate!

  13. I was just thinking by qa'lth · · Score: 5, Funny

    That if we parked a yacht offshore and started up Kazaa.. it'd be giving a whole new meaning to coastal piracy.