Comments on: Private start-up to bring free Wi-Fi to San Francisco http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/03/06/private-start-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-san-francisco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=private-start-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-san-francisco Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chad http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/03/06/private-start-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-san-francisco/#comment-8792 chad Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:47:44 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=5763#comment-8792 As an early adopter of Meraki in Olympia, WA, I'd have to say that Meraki is "tops", and that they "rock". What I really like is the support & developer community: I can't wait to try the CUWIN mesh OS on the Meraki MIPS! Just add wholesale IP to Meraki and >poof!< instant "at-cost" neighborhood ISP-- I think Meraki makes sense as CPE, and I look forward to deploying the new outdoor Meraki Minis. Of Note: > http://netequality.org/ < As an early adopter of Meraki in Olympia, WA, I’d have to say that Meraki is “tops”, and that they “rock”. What I really like is the support & developer community: I can’t wait to try the CUWIN mesh OS on the Meraki MIPS! Just add wholesale IP to Meraki and >poof!< instant "at-cost" neighborhood ISP-- I think Meraki makes sense as CPE, and I look forward to deploying the new outdoor Meraki Minis.

Of Note: > http://netequality.org/ <

]]> By: Kimo Crossman http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/03/06/private-start-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-san-francisco/#comment-8759 Kimo Crossman Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:29:13 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=5763#comment-8759 It should be noted that they have received significant funding from Google. It should be noted that they have received significant funding from Google.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/03/06/private-start-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-san-francisco/#comment-8756 Jonathan Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:55:25 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=5763#comment-8756 I applaud this effort. It seems all to common for large cities to use the lure of free service (i.e. Philadelphia and SF) to generate support and then switch to what ends up basically beig a market rate one. The value received by a community; economically, educationally and socially with free high-speed service (min 1mps)far outweighs the cost. Unless a system is going to deliver this community benefit a municipality has no business even becoming involved. When is everyone going to wake up and realize that the benefits of free Internet are critical to the future health of many communities. Stop getting blinded by the incumbents. Maybe if governments offered free 1-3mps service, universally it will drive the incumbents to finally deliver the 50-100 mps premium services the rest of the world enjoys. There is a reason this country trails the world in so many areas......and this is an excellent example. I applaud this effort. It seems all to common for large cities to use the lure of free service (i.e. Philadelphia and SF) to generate support and then switch to what ends up basically beig a market rate one.

The value received by a community; economically, educationally and socially with free high-speed service (min 1mps)far outweighs the cost.

Unless a system is going to deliver this community benefit a municipality has no business even becoming involved. When is everyone going to wake up and realize that the benefits of free Internet are critical to the future health of many communities. Stop getting blinded by the incumbents.

Maybe if governments offered free 1-3mps service, universally it will drive the incumbents to finally deliver the 50-100 mps premium services the rest of the world enjoys.

There is a reason this country trails the world in so many areas……and this is an excellent example.

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