Keep in mind that no one is going to set up a nation-wide free wireless isp. What would be the point? The government wouldn't do it either because it would put A LOT of us ISP's out of business. And also, bandwidth is not free. Someone has to pay for it in the end. Just because it is wireless, doesn't mean that it's free. We are setting up a WISP right now and are going to be charging for access.
Ask yourself. Who would pay for the bandwidth for this "free" wireless network? Who would pay the millions for the equipment? Who would pay for the antenna locations that house the equipment? Who is going to pay the techs that maintain it?
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Keep in mind that no one is going to set up a nation-wide free wireless isp. What would be the point? The government wouldn't do it either because it would put A LOT of us ISP's out of business. And also, bandwidth is not free. Someone has to pay for it in the end. Just because it is wireless, doesn't mean that it's free. We are setting up a WISP right now and are going to be charging for access. Ask yourself. Who would pay for the bandwidth for this "free" wireless network? Who would pay the millions for the equipment? Who would pay for the antenna locations that house the equipment? Who is going to pay the techs that maintain it?