Mike Langberg of the San Jose Mercury News has just written a long article about the Google network in Mountain View. He tested it indoors and outdoors and found that most people won’t be able to get a network connection indoors unless they have a wireless bridge. His biggest criticism is the absence of “live” technical support, i.e. a human Mike Langberg of the San Jose Mercury News has just written a long article about the Google network in Mountain View. He tested it indoors and outdoors and found that most people won’t be able to get a network connection indoors unless they have a wireless bridge. His biggest criticism is the absence of “live” technical support, i.e. a human being on the phone to help users through the login process.
Mike’s other findings:
- if you already have a Gmail account, you can use your username and password to gain access to the network;
- it’s slow (slightly under 1 Mbps);
- you can use non-browser apps such as Skype.
Read the entire article on the Mercury News website.
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