Spokane's WiFi slashdotted

Dave Laird

2004-06-19 22:41:20 UTC

Good afternoon, James!

Post by James Vahn
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/18/1934221
Spokane Gets Unwired
prostoalex writes "Spokane International Airport is getting wireless
connectivity just before the city will expand WiFi coverage to 100
blocks in Spokane downtown. It will be the largest urban Wi-Fi zone in
the United States, said Bob Conley, a founder of Vivato, the company
that made the antennas for both installations. Vivato's press release
mentions the service will be useful not only to casual downloaders. The
downtown 'Hot Zone' will improve city services by facilitating
intelligent policing, quicker fire and rescue response, and will
support e-government initiatives and a more productive mobile
workforce."

...and not a single mention of the fact that Wind Wireless virtually has
both the airport and downtown Spokane *smothered* with their own signal,
either. I've also looked for and not seen any public comment about Wind
Wireless's incredible wireless network, that now extends from the Deer
Park corridor to Spokane, and from Spokane to Post Falls. Intelligent
policing? Isn't that an oxymoron? More productive mobile workforce? Where
do the kids sign up for some of these high-tech jobs? <sigh>

Dave
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