Free wifi for all?

[zzzz]

The possibility is intriguing, yet the cost would be absorbed by the taxpayers. Although access would be "free" the mobile carriers and other product makers would probably tack on a new user fee and the government a new user fee tax for each product. So although accessing is free the user will be paying upfront fees.

The problem would be control and the ability of the NSA to sift through everything. If it is government controlled they could shut it down in the name of national security or shut down sections of it. The arrival of Big Brother would also drive the other providers to either abandon Wi-Fi or they would just fill in niche areas like the dead spots in the network and charge high prices.

 

[JakeStarkey]

I know you are but what am I?

Is that the game you are playing? Come on, own up and bone up. Your playmates are ready for you.

You dont like it when I talk about you and yo daaaaddiiie?

Come on, bone up and own up, your playmates are calling.

 

[uscitizen]

I don't mind paying for it, but if the gov sets it up, the gov can turn it off, hmmm?

One of the very few posts you have done, that does not scream " I suck obamas dick".
Good job, bro seriously

If you are not for the patriot act you are for the enemy?

 

[Ravi]

The possibility is intriguing, yet the cost would be absorbed by the taxpayers. Although access would be "free" the mobile carriers and other product makers would probably tack on a new user fee and the government a new user fee tax for each product. So although accessing is free the user will be paying upfront fees.

The problem would be control and the ability of the NSA to sift through everything. If it is government controlled they could shut it down in the name of national security or shut down sections of it. The arrival of Big Brother would also drive the other providers to either abandon Wi-Fi or they would just fill in niche areas like the dead spots in the network and charge high prices.

Don't kid yourself, they could shut it down now if they wanted to and look up your skirt.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.

The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission has rattled the $178 billion wireless industry, which has launched a fierce lobbying effort to persuade policymakers to reconsider the idea, analysts say. That has been countered by an equally intense campaign from Google, Microsoft and other tech giants who say a free-for-all WiFi service would spark an explosion of innovations and devices that would benefit most Americans, especially the poor.

Tech, telecom giants take sides as FCC proposes large public WiFi networks - The Washington Post

think of the jobs created .. by the government.. to build this?

Then we can all tell the private industry scumbags that have been ripping US citizens off while the rest of the world has better access to broadband..."we built it!"

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

I don't mind paying for it, but if the gov sets it up, the gov can turn it off, hmmm?

One of the very few posts you have done, that does not scream " I suck obamas dick".
Good job, bro seriously

that leaves room for you to get in there

now please, try and say something worth the cost of the bandwidth you are sucking up.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.

The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission has rattled the $178 billion wireless industry, which has launched a fierce lobbying effort to persuade policymakers to reconsider the idea, analysts say. That has been countered by an equally intense campaign from Google, Microsoft and other tech giants who say a free-for-all WiFi service would spark an explosion of innovations and devices that would benefit most Americans, especially the poor.

Tech, telecom giants take sides as FCC proposes large public WiFi networks - The Washington Post

I think it is a wonderful idea, as long as they don't use taxes to pay for it.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

free wifi is a great idea.

It helps level the playing field

Are you aware that WiFi is available almost everywhere?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The WiFi system was already designed to be free. Each wireless router & repeater would connect with neighboring ones automatically creating a wireless network all across the city. The problem was privacy & virus infections caused people to password protect & lock down their wireless network. That killed the network & the dream died.

Why would that be a problem now? I can go to starbucks and use their free wifi and protect my computer.

I can go to that same Starbucks and get all your passwords.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

free wifi is a great idea.

It helps level the playing field

Are you aware that WiFi is available almost everywhere?

Free WiFi is not currently available in most places. What is available usually sucks...unless you are a hipster in a small world?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

I don't mind paying for it, but if the gov sets it up, the gov can turn it off, hmmm?

WTF?

Did someone with a brain hack into FakeyJake's account?

 

[syrenn]

The WiFi system was already designed to be free. Each wireless router & repeater would connect with neighboring ones automatically creating a wireless network all across the city. The problem was privacy & virus infections caused people to password protect & lock down their wireless network. That killed the network & the dream died.

LOL

i only share my wifi with people i like.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

The WiFi system was already designed to be free. Each wireless router & repeater would connect with neighboring ones automatically creating a wireless network all across the city. The problem was privacy & virus infections caused people to password protect & lock down their wireless network. That killed the network & the dream died.

Why would that be a problem now? I can go to starbucks and use their free wifi and protect my computer.

I can go to that same Starbucks and get all your passwords.

no you can't

 

[Quantum Windbag]

People did not understand how to protect their data from the network back then. Also why don't you turn on your computer's hot spot connection sharing so you are sharing with others any internet connection you may have? Are you just a user & not a provider?

So it wouldn't be a problem now. Thanks.

It may come closer to working if every smart-phone, router, repeater, bridge, access point, tablet, laptop & computer sold had the hot-spot internet sharing feature turned on at the factory. People just don't naturally share their network or understand how they could benefit from sharing. They also don't know how to share it.

Are you sharing???

I would do it from my laptop, but not from a smartphone unless they add the feature to allow different accounts. Setting up a network through a restricted user account is the only safe way to go.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

The WiFi system was already designed to be free. Each wireless router & repeater would connect with neighboring ones automatically creating a wireless network all across the city. The problem was privacy & virus infections caused people to password protect & lock down their wireless network. That killed the network & the dream died.

because American ingenuity has been hijacked by profiteers.

It is possible to do it safer. The issue is usually people unaware over how to use and protect their own stuff

 

[syrenn]

I don't mind paying for it, but if the gov sets it up, the gov can turn it off, hmmm?

if its there network... they can also spy on it.


and thats not a tinfoil hat folk.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.

The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission has rattled the $178 billion wireless industry, which has launched a fierce lobbying effort to persuade policymakers to reconsider the idea, analysts say. That has been countered by an equally intense campaign from Google, Microsoft and other tech giants who say a free-for-all WiFi service would spark an explosion of innovations and devices that would benefit most Americans, especially the poor.

Tech, telecom giants take sides as FCC proposes large public WiFi networks - The Washington Post

think of the jobs created .. by the government.. to build this?

Then we can all tell the private industry scumbags that have been ripping US citizens off while the rest of the world has better access to broadband..."we built it!"

Not only would the government not create the jobs, mostly because the government is 3 generations behind on teck, they wouldn't build it in the first place, it would be built by everyday users of the network.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

I don't mind paying for it, but if the gov sets it up, the gov can turn it off, hmmm?

WTF?

Did someone with a brain hack into FakeyJake's account?

The government sets up and pays for and builds lots of things it does not control

reality bites

 

[JakeStarkey]

I don't mind paying for it, but if the gov sets it up, the gov can turn it off, hmmm?

if its there network... they can also spy on it.


and that not a tinfoil hat folk.

They spy on it now.

 

[syrenn]

Seattle ends free Wi-Fi

"Proving again that most municipal Wi-Fi efforts end in disaster, the city of Seattle ended its wireless experiment at the end of April after seven years of trying to make free broadband work. An announcement on the city’s website proclaimed"

here, the city only provides free high speed wifi to the "poor"


so much for giving to everyone... you know, like the ones paying for it.