Google Offers Free WiFi for Mountain View, CA

Patik writes "AFP reports that Google is offering free wifi internet access to all 70,000 residents of its headquarter's hometown, Mountain View, CA. Google expects the entire city to be covered by next June. Basic access will be free while Google retains the right to charge for premium services. This comes after Google made a bid to provide free access for all of San Francisco (pop. 744,000) two months ago, although that city is still considering the bid."

Comments

Note to Google

[scsa]

Don't forget, your European HQ is in Dublin, Ireland. Can we have free Wifi too please?

Re:Hmm.. next news item

[Dogtanian]

Microsoft Offers Free Wi-FI to Redmond, Wa

Pfft. That's nothing; some nice people called "Linksys" already offer free unregulated wireless broadband in *any* large conurbation. Don't believe me? Just turn on your laptop wherever you go and I guarantee you there'll be an open access point with the SID "Linksys".

Lovely people.

Re:San Francisco Wi-Fi

[ievans]

I live in San Francisco, and not a day goes by that I don't see a cackling criminal hellbent on destruction, twirling his mustache, about to cause untold carnage with a firearm, only to be thwarted by a civilian carrying a legal, licensed handgun. It's truly a sight to behold. The only thing keeping San Francisco from turning into Lagos is the vast handgun toting populace, not the police, not the legal system. And now we've gone ahead and ruined it.

It'll be just like the veritable river of blood that is...London, England.

Disclaimer: I voted against the handgun ban, but give me a break.