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Black Landlord wrote:
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I'd be very surprised if schools and hospitals are going to be in any position to go totally WiFi any time soon. Just the security aspects of that idea are going to be daunting.
All eight medical centers I work for went wireless almost three years ago.
No security issues.
BGnR
I know a host of medical centers here in Chicago with free wireless for patients and visitors, but I don't know of any that use wifi for internal business and patient related networking.
We have both.
You wouldn't know about the internal WiFi, it won't show up unless you know the name and have a SecurID Password Dongle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecurID
We "Bored" IT Folk try to keep things secure!!
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Wireless or not, we have gone from 56K to 15M bits in a mere 10 years, perhaps shorter. Can someone ask the Feds to stay out of wiring business and get busy with what their real job is? Comcast and Verizon are doing just fine. They are always years behind the curve. I won't be surprised if "digital divide" makes a come back.
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>>Wireless or not, we have gone from 56K to 15M bits in a mere 10 years, perhaps shorter.
are you getting 15Mbit? I'm not! I live in one of the densest parts of the country!
>>Comcast and Verizon are doing just fine.
I just don't know how to respond to that.
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mattkime wrote:
>>Wireless or not, we have gone from 56K to 15M bits in a mere 10 years, perhaps shorter.
are you getting 15Mbit? I'm not! I live in one of the densest parts of the country!
>>Comcast and Verizon are doing just fine.
I just don't know how to respond to that.
Oh you can. Just not now. Wait until the formation of the Department of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development is proposed and passed by the congress. Soon after, like it was done for the post office, Comcast and Verizon will not be allowed to deliver "First Class" internet. You can always call the Secretary of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development office to lodge your complaint. Your hold time would be comparable to what you get when calling Social Security office.
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Dakota wrote:
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>>Wireless or not, we have gone from 56K to 15M bits in a mere 10 years, perhaps shorter.
are you getting 15Mbit? I'm not! I live in one of the densest parts of the country!
>>Comcast and Verizon are doing just fine.
I just don't know how to respond to that.
Oh you can. Just not now. Wait until the formation of the Department of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development is proposed and passed by the congress. Soon after, like it was done for the post office, Comcast and Verizon will not be allowed to deliver "First Class" internet. You can always call the Secretary of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development office to lodge your complaint. Your hold time would be comparable to what you get when calling Social Security office.
LOL!!!
Maybe on your planet!
But in the "Real World", if Folks can charge for it, they will provide it.
Not WireLess, but a big fat pipe of data for the folks with $$$!!
WireLess has inherent limitations.
Physics is a BiAtch!!
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mattkime wrote:
I live in one of the densest parts of the country!
You left yourself soooo open for a joke there. It's too easy though, I'm not going to do it. 
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Dakota wrote: Oh you can. Just not now. Wait until the formation of the Department of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development is proposed and passed by the congress. Soon after, like it was done for the post office, Comcast and Verizon will not be allowed to deliver "First Class" internet. You can always call the Secretary of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development office to lodge your complaint. Your hold time would be comparable to what you get when calling Social Security office.
insulting government doesn't further debate. might as well add some terrorism in there if you're going for fear.
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Dakota wrote:
Oh you can. Just not now. Wait until the formation of the Department of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development is proposed and passed by the congress. Soon after, like it was done for the post office, Comcast and Verizon will not be allowed to deliver "First Class" internet. You can always call the Secretary of Broadband and Wireless Infrastructure for Community Development office to lodge your complaint. Your hold time would be comparable to what you get when calling Social Security office.
Dakota wrote:
I feel sorry for you that the country you live in is so far removed from where you want to be. Bad schools, bad economy, bad industry, bad government, bad...bad...bad. Must be a miserable life.
Will the real Dakota please stand up....
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lafinfil wrote:
Look at the Korean model. They have a very wide spread broadband system that reaches into the rural areas.
It is very inexpensive because it is government subsidized but there are many companies making money
by charging for services or entertainment over the system.
I'm getting a little bit tired of hearing just how great South Korea's broadband system is. The reason that internet service is fast and cheap there is because their population density is well over 10 times ours, with much of that population living in mega cities. I've been there and seen first hand the enormous high rise apartment complexes. You just bring your fiber in, and whammo, you've got thousands of customers living within a stones throw of each other. NYC is the only American city that even comes remotely close to the population density of Seoul. And then we have our wide open spaces...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cit...population
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When the "wide open spaces" start providing innovation and competitive business models, the folks in the business of innovation might start paying attention. Until then they'll continue to be attracted to and group around their own in places like Cupertino, Seattle, Boston, LA, Chicago, NYC etc.
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