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Toronto Hydro Launches Free Wi-Fi Network

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everything's-bigger-in-canada dept.

k. writes to let us know about the launch Wednesday of Toronto Hydro's city-wide Wi-Fi network, at 6 square kilometers said to be the largest in North America by the time rollout is complete in December. The service will be free for 6 months and then will cost $29 (Canadian) per month, $10 for a day, or $5 for an hour. Toronto Hydro gets around fears of the Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse by requiring use of one's cell-phone number as the user ID.

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  1. Second Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    SECOND POST!!!!!!

  2. four horseman - the pedophile by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God I'm SO tired of all the media fear mongering about pedophiles using myspace... people are making money by going around and giving talks about keeping your kid safe on myspace., police depts are holding press conferences trumpeting their successes because they tricked some 40 year old lawyer into meeting their undercover officer at a burger king...

    Is everyone out to cornhole my kid? Because watching the news, it sure seems like it.

    On a serious note, what is driving this? Is it just media outlets looking for ratings?