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[Michael Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>]

On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:20 PM, Shea Tisdale wrote:

The downtown Raleigh wifi network was a topic of discussion this morning on WPTF 680 during the morning drive-time show.  The consensus of the host and the public seemed to be that the $180,000 it will cost is not worth the benefit and that if there was a need a private solution would already exist. 

 

I was disappointed to hear the opinions that made the air while I was listening.

My main concern with public wifi by municipalities is mainly that wifi wasn't designed for areas larger than a small office.  If there was a technology that could blanket downtown Raleigh I'd be for it, but trying to squeeze wifi into something that will provide public coverage over such a large area seems unrealistic.  Sure, you can do it, but it seems to be the wrong technology to back for public funding.

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Michael Czeiszperger

Chapel Hill, NC 

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