[wplug] muni wif non-starter

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terry mcintyre wrote:
> Interesting article about the troubles with minucipal wifi:
> 
> http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/18848
> 
> Evidently, there isn't enough demand to pay for the infrastructure 
> costs. Who knew?
> 
> I suspect that large-scale wifi networks won't work until WiMAX or 3G or 
> 4G or some other large-scale technology is more fully developed. Who can 
> afford to build and maintain a network of access points on every 
> lamppost spanning hundreds of square miles?
>  
> Terry McIntyre <terrymcintyre at yahoo.com>

I believe that major providers such as Earthlink or AT&T could turn a nice 
profit managing municipal wireless.

However, in the case of AT&T, they prefer subscribers use 3G, EDGE and similar 
services yielding even bigger profits.

Dave