Free Nationwide Wireless Internet Access?

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Free Nationwide Wireless Internet Access?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday May 23, 2006 @06:17AM from the large-undertakings dept.

LiquidEdge writes "ISP-Planet is reporting that startup M2Z wants to offer 95% of America free wireless Internet access using the 20Mhz frequency allocation. They're backed by Kleiner Perkins, one of the most successful VC firms in history, and being started by the guy who built the @Home network and a former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief. 384/128 speeds will be free and they'll sell the higher speeds and the government will get a kickback of the revenue."

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Sounds like a dot com idea by Anonymous Coward · 2006-05-23 06:19 · Score: 4, Funny

Seriously. They'll make up for it on volume.
Re:I'm confused. by AKAImBatman · 2006-05-23 06:22 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm confused.

No wonder you're confused. You've gone from "not reading the article" to "not even reading the summary"! News these days will soon be nothing more than a cheap headline! BWHAHAHA!

Hint: If you want more bandwidth than the default (e.g. enough to watch internet television on the go), you'll need to pay.

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There's already a free nationwide wireless ISP by Anonymous Coward · 2006-05-23 06:27 · Score: 5, Funny

It's apparently called "linksys"
Like getting the Three Stooges to do your plumbing by Rob+T+Firefly · 2006-05-23 06:32 · Score: 3, Funny

They're backed by Kleiner Perkins, one of the most successful VC firms in history
Oh, that's good.
and being started by the guy who built the @Home network and a former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief.
Oh, that's bad.

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Re:95 percent? by digitaldc · 2006-05-23 06:32 · Score: 5, Funny

So, will this be 95% of the population of the U.S., or 95% of the geographical area?

It will work in all areas except the ones we live in. There it will be $59.99 a month for AOL Dial-up access.

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Um Excuse me? by Mantrid · 2006-05-23 06:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Um, the 1990's called, they want their business model back!
Re:Not if the Cell Companies... by thedletterman · 2006-05-23 06:38 · Score: 4, Funny

Actually, you would probably wnt to call l33tdude.mobi

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But... by Instine · 2006-05-23 06:39 · Score: 5, Funny

...will I be able to use it in my flying car?

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Re:Not if the Cell Companies... by natedubbya · 2006-05-23 06:49 · Score: 3, Funny

but can we really expect to get there without interference?
No pun intended.
Re:20 MHz *Bandwidth*, not Frequency by dubbreak · 2006-05-23 07:13 · Score: 4, Funny

I read it as "20Hz" the first time and was thinking "All our bass belong to M2Z".

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Re:poles or buried by dgatwood · 2006-05-23 08:21 · Score: 3, Funny

The real problem with buried cables is freezing.
Oh, yeah, and backhoes. Forgot about those. :-D

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Re:I'm confused. by kenj0418 · 2006-05-23 08:30 · Score: 3, Funny

The missing step 2 can be found in appendix 3 of their proposal "M2Z'S COMMITMENT TO PROTECT MINORS...".

Unfiltered sites are free. Porn costs extra.

So their business plan must be:

1. Give away free broadband access
2. Charge for porn
3. Profit

kenj0418
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