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Cringely Proposes New WiFi Plan

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the nationwide-wifi-carriers dept.

DarkHelmet writes "This week, Cringely examines the current state of WiFi aggregators, and challenges their business model. His notion? An aggregator should distribute free equipment to internet users willing to share their connection. Although he proposes altered WiFi hardware specifically for his plan, his idea shows promise for a company with enough capital to provide all that free equipment."

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  1. Cringely by TPIRman · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why do Slashdotters insist on bastardizing this guy's name in submission after submission? It's "Cringely." One tipoff is the enormous red letters at the top of the article that read "I, Cringely." Perhaps if they were more enormous, or more red.

  2. Glenn Fleishman's reply by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 4, Informative

    Glenn Fleishman already has a response, which can be basically summarized as "You and what investors?"
    -russ

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    Don't piss off The Angry Economist
  3. Re:Keeping track of hotspots by deadmongrel · · Score: 3, Informative

    Wear a watch that beeps when there is an internet connection nearby, and stop and check out email?
    Well for wardriving you could use
    1.Use a zaurus(or any other PDA with wi-fi)
    or
    2.use This device
    or
    3. us this directory to find free hot-spots