[wplug] Wi-Fi Mapping in the Press

[Brandon Kuczenski]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Drew from Zhrodague wrote:

>    Hi, all, wanted to mention that Pittsburgh's own WiFiMaps.com has been
> in the press recently, creating maps for a couple of  newpapers.
>
>
> Why pay for Wi-Fi?
> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05038/453206.stm
>

Wow, that's a regular sociology study right there.  Wealthy shadyside is 
packed with free Wi-Fi, but in the Hill District there's nary a one.  Not 
too surprising as a whole, but I'm surprised the disparity is so absolute.

Is it known whether the map there is "intentionally free" hotspots only, 
or does it also include private but unsecured access points?  First 
impressions from pghwireless.net suggest that it's the former (hotspots 
added to a database by their owners).  But there are a lot more than 120 
spots on that map, contrary to what the article suggests ("only a handful" 
of the 200+ locations that offer WiFi offer it for free, according to the 
article)

Also, the Post-Gazette links mistakenly to pghwireless.com, where the 
correct link is pghwireless.net.

-Brandon