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Free WiFi Trend Continues

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the less-talk-more-action dept.

Palal writes "San Francisco is about to embark on a Free (or low cost) WiFi campaign with the mayor holding the reins, of course, in hopes of offering more low-income residents easier access to the Internet. Since San Francisco, unlike Philadelphia (previously covered on Slashdot for a similar project), is only 49 square miles, will this work here and can this be accomplished in a year as promised or is this just another political plot to get the Mayor re-elected?"

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  1. Politics by kevin_conaway · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everything is politics. That you can be sure of.

    As far as it working, I don't see why it wouldn't be possible. How will it conflict with Googles offering in the area?

  2. Free as in Drugs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah.. it is free until you are hooked.. Then they jack the prices up.

  3. Affordability... by sterno · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, so are there people who:

    1) Can afford a $400 Dell
    2) Can't afford Internet access
    3) CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO

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    1. Re:Affordability... by NatasRevol · · Score: 2, Funny

      They're called homeless. SF is full of them.

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  4. Re:Low income residents in San Francisco by xs650 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "If you only made $125k a year you'd have a tough time living in SF proper."

    It would even be difficult to live decently in SF improper on $125k.