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Intel Ranks Colleges with Best Wireless Access

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the fountains-of-knowledge-where-students-come-to-drink dept.

newdamage writes "Intel recently released it's ranking of The Most Unwired College Campuses and I was happy to see my school, Purdue, up there at #2. I can personally attest that my laptop w/ wireless card can be used over almost all of the main campus, and there's always a few people in lecture using laptops to access notes and take extra notes. Granted all I've found is that internet access in class just gives me a better way to not pay attention. What are other peoples' experiences with wireless access on their campus? Is there widespread coverage, and if so, does it help you get more school related work done by having your laptop connected where ever you are on campus?"

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  1. Purdue by mikeleemm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Cowboy Neal is a Boilermaker? Any feedback from current Boilermakers using it at Purdue?

    1. Re:Purdue by raygundan · · Score: 1, Redundant

      Man, I'm feeling old. No such thing when i was at school there-- I remember feeling special my freshman year because we had actual web access. Back when things were shiny and new, and spam was still an evil twinkle in some deviant salesdroid's eye.

      Hell, I remember using FidoNet. And I'm really not that old. I wonder what this is all gonna look like in 20 years? If 10 years brings us as far as the last 10 has, i'm gonna be watching streaming HDTV on my cell phone.

  2. locations by name773 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    gives me a better way to not pay attention
    so tell us, where did you post that article from?