Philadelphia's Wi-Fi Back Online, Privately

muellerr1 writes "A group of local Philadelphia investors is picking up where Earthlink left off last week. Earthlink abandoned their effort to provide municipal Wi-Fi access because they couldn't lure enough paying customers. The project won't use any additional taxpayer dollars, and the new investors are thinking of using advertisements and fees for business use to support free access for ordinary citizens." The private group won't estimate when the network might be completed (it's at 80%), saying it will take months to assess where the project is and what it needs.

Comments

Re:Other solutions on the horizon

[Anonymous Coward]

It's all great until some moron who's "attuned to the Earth" sues them claiming that the wireless transmissions are geiving them bad vibrations and the dowsers claim this is totally fucking with their stick pointing duties.

Well don't post it!!

[Ethan Allison]

It's private! Don't you guys have any respect?!

Re:It failed because it sucked.

[Culture20]

The signal swung wildly between full strength and no signal at all, regardless of where I placed the adapter. Where they using rotating directional antennas?

Re:Other solutions on the horizon

[billcopc]

I'm allergic to stupid loudmouthed inbreds. Can I sue to have them all killed and incinerated ?

I can demonstrate the effects idiots have on me, and the violent "allergic" reactions I suffer in their presence. Most of them involve uncontrollable flailing while handling sharp cutlery.

Re:Other solutions on the horizon

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm allergic to stupid loudmouthed inbreds. Can I sue to have them all killed and incinerated ?

Not successfully. Just hope someone develops bacteria that can turn them into fuel for your car.
Meanwhile, don't vote for them.

Re:Public Services should be provided by Governmen

[Anonymous Coward]

The government provides thongs?