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Rio Rancho, New Mexico: 103 Square Miles of WiFi

Posted by timothy on from the pleasures-of-the-mesh dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Rio Rancho, New Mexico is going to have 103 square miles of wifi coverage thanks to Intel & Usurf. The Albuquerque International Airport also has free wifi available. (By the way, Rio Rancho also has one of the largest chip factories in the world. Owned by Intel of course.)" The airport service will be free, but though the site is coy about pricing, users will need to sign up (and pay) for the Rio Rancho mesh network. Update: 06/20 03:56 GMT by T : Rio Rancho, not Rio Ranch. Mea culpa.

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  1. Wow, now the aliens will be impressed by thepeete · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll be able to download music right from area 51.

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  2. nanotechnologist by joeldg · · Score: 1, Funny

    I am a nanotechnologist this means nothing to me.

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  3. No Wifi for me! by ic0n0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now the cacti will have wifi and I still don't, this is a huge step for mankind

  4. Re:keeping the scum out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean, people could flood slashdot from there???

  5. New Mexico? by cosyne · · Score: 2, Funny

    They have the Internet in New Mexico?

    1. Re:New Mexico? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I come from New Mexico, and you'd be amazed at how fast road-runners can move those bits around.

  6. Dateline: June 19, 2050 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Rio Rancho, NM - Scientists are still debating whether the highest incidence of cancer in the country is the result of what cancer experts are calling "a dubious flirtation" with WiFi which began in the early part of the century. Studies indicate that there is no connection between the the widespread use of WiFi technology and a variety of cancers, including brain cancer.

    Health professionals point out that all of the studies have been paid for by the WiFi Industry. "They used to say that there was no connection between lung cancer and smoking." Dr. Lucas Steiner an world renouned cancer expert said, "Its the same with WiFi."

    "This could be mean billions in settlements," noted Ben Scheisster, president of the Ambulance Chasers of America, formerly the American Bar Association. "For out clients, of course."

    "There is absolutely no connection between the wide spread incidence of cancer in high WiFi concentration areas across the country," insisted Jacob Wieselheimer of the WiFi Internet Providers Council. "All of the studies that we funded prove this, and the government agrees."

    "Of course the government agrees," said Dr. James Goodfellow. "The President of the United States is a Republican. There is a reason that their party's motto is Corruptus in Extremus which they filtched from The Simpsons the longest running cartoon in history."

    .... [and so it goes ... ]

  7. Wait wait wait... by Cyno01 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Theres a New Mexico now?

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  8. Once we get the new leads... by Pyrosophy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Rio Rancho is way oversold. Wait until they get the new Glengarry Wifi network. That old Rio Rancho stuff, it's just not moving like the new stuff is. Ya give me that new network and I'll tell ya it's going right out the door -- right out the door -- that's what I'm telling you!