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Orlando Cancels Free WiFi Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-internet-for-you dept.

EvilStein writes "According to local news, the City of Orlando has cancelled the city WiFi project. The 6 month pilot program ran for 17 months instead of the planned 6, but in the end, it was costing the city too much money and very few people were using the service. Might other municipal WiFi projects go the same way?"

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  1. Noooooooo they can't by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone tell them to stop, I'm in the middle of dow$£$"%[NO-CARRIER]

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  2. Free WiFi? by kc32 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Screw WiFi, I want free fiber connections.

  3. Why does government need to do this? by toupsie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do taxpayers need to fund free WiFi when you can just get it from your neighbor's right out of the box, default install Linksys/Netgear/Airport router?

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  4. Re:Then you aren't too techincally inclined? by xENoLocO · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been a web developer and designer for 12 years. I currently work at Disney Internet Group.

    We operate Disney.com, DisneyWorld.com, ESPN.com, Movies.com, Go.com, ABCNews.com, MLB.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, NASCAR.com, and *many* others.

    Any other questions? Or would you like to continue mocking my technical ability?

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  5. Re:Then you aren't too techincally inclined? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have a PhD in computer science and biology. I was consulted in the design of the PowerPC microprocessors. I worked at BBN and refined a bit of TCP/IP. I had (and have, and still own) the 2nd (or is it 3rd?) "personally owned" domain name.

    Don't let your ego or trolls drive you.

  6. Re:Then you aren't too techincally inclined? by toupsie · · Score: 2, Funny
    I've been a web developer and designer for 12 years. I currently work at Disney Internet Group....Any other questions? Or would you like to continue mocking my technical ability?

    Cool you know how to use Dreamweaver! U RAWK!!! I would get into this but a 20 something year old with 12 years of HTML experience is a tad bit too intimidating for me.

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  7. consider geography by kokorozashi · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's Orlando, after all. They must have been wishing they were Manhattan.