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Canadian Telcos Agree on WiFi Hotspot Standard

Posted by michael on from the yay-canada dept.

Jucius Maximus writes "As reported by Globetechnology, Canada's cellphone providers have agreed to create a common standard for their subscribers to connect to the Internet via public "hot-spots." The agreement became necessary because Canada's cellphone providers offer four different and incompatible connection technologies. The carriers will continue to vigorously compete with each other, both for customers and Wi-Fi hotspot locations, the CWTA said in a statement."

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  1. Emigrating to Canda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Canada is one of the countries I'd like to live in.

    Anyone know if it is difficult to deal with the Canadian immigration office? Ethnically I'm from scandinavian country but I've lived all over Europe. I'm single, got a PhD in physics and was a founding member in a small IT business until I sold my shares a few years ago.

    1. Re:Emigrating to Canda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Probably. At least they don't have people trying to ban the use of English in public.

  2. Security Focus the target of SoBig.F's payload! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Security Focus is offline!

  3. Is that anything like the G spot? by Genghis+Troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If so, it's either a myth, or so damn hard to find that it isn't worth the trouble. Much easier and just as effective to stick your finger in her ass.

  4. Re:Telus: Future outpost of Hell? by Surak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does anybody remember a T.V. show called "Space: Above and Beyond"? It was pretty derivative and was cancelled after one season,

    Derivative (or inspired, however you want to put it) off of the longest-running WWII-based TV series, Combat! from 1962.

    --
    My journal has hot /. gossip.
  5. Re:MAN I FUCKIN' SCREWED! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Hey, don't worry.

    Getting blind drunk is a good way to figure out who your real friends are. I once slept with my friend's girlfriend and we're still friends. He broke up with her, though.