Comments on: Beer with the Earthling http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/ Life in the Flood Zone Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:20:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Maitri’s VatulBlog » Day 384: Woe Be To Cox http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-103982 Maitri’s VatulBlog » Day 384: Woe Be To Cox Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:02:38 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-103982 [...] of those services that will attract people to return; Dave took it into consideration. Of course, Bart and Michael Homan have a lot more to say about wireless in MidCity, where the need is indeed [...] [...] of those services that will attract people to return; Dave took it into consideration. Of course, Bart and Michael Homan have a lot more to say about wireless in MidCity, where the need is indeed [...]

]]> By: Dave C. http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-42013 Dave C. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:02:51 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-42013 Editor B - Thanks for the hospitality. It was great to meet you and Michael. Brooks -- The network designs we've developed do have upgrade paths built in to them. In many cases that can be done through software upgrades. We've started building this month and hope to have the initial 20 square miles completed by the end of December. David -- September 1 was incorrectly reported as a milestone in the papers and in the confusion I picked it up back then on the blog as well. I published a correction and <a href="http://blogs.earthlink.net/2006/08/new_orleans_wifi_update_1.php" rel="nofollow">update</a> recently. Editor B - Thanks for the hospitality. It was great to meet you and Michael.

Brooks — The network designs we’ve developed do have upgrade paths built in to them. In many cases that can be done through software upgrades. We’ve started building this month and hope to have the initial 20 square miles completed by the end of December.

David — September 1 was incorrectly reported as a milestone in the papers and in the confusion I picked it up back then on the blog as well. I published a correction and update recently.

]]> By: David http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41582 David Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:13:10 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41582 The city's wi-fi was originally supposed to spread out of the CBD this spring. Then, when Earthlink took over, the citywide service was supposed to start on September 1st. FYI--that's two weeks ago. I'm increasingly starting to think this citywide wi-fi is another example of Nagin's hot air, and I'm increasingly starting to regard Nagin as the black George W. Bush. (Thank God, I can pick up my neighbor's signal by positioning my laptop just so. Otherwise, you'd miss out on all of this.) The city’s wi-fi was originally supposed to spread out of the CBD this spring. Then, when Earthlink took over, the citywide service was supposed to start on September 1st. FYI–that’s two weeks ago. I’m increasingly starting to think this citywide wi-fi is another example of Nagin’s hot air, and I’m increasingly starting to regard Nagin as the black George W. Bush.

(Thank God, I can pick up my neighbor’s signal by positioning my laptop just so. Otherwise, you’d miss out on all of this.)

]]> By: Mark Folse http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41579 Mark Folse Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:11:20 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41579 I don't expect wi-fi to be free, but having a backup internet system (besides my dial-up backup, which could go down with Cox) would be fantastic. Hell, I"d pay by the day for faster service. I might even dump cox if it were competitive and more reliable. It's not about free (which wouldn't support much more than Bart's crackberry). Its about having access choices, which is why Bell South and Cox are not trying to raise their rates 125% as Entergy is. It forces them to remain competitive. I don’t expect wi-fi to be free, but having a backup internet system (besides my dial-up backup, which could go down with Cox) would be fantastic. Hell, I”d pay by the day for faster service. I might even dump cox if it were competitive and more reliable.

It’s not about free (which wouldn’t support much more than Bart’s crackberry). Its about having access choices, which is why Bell South and Cox are not trying to raise their rates 125% as Entergy is. It forces them to remain competitive.

]]> By: Editor B http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41577 Editor B Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:50:06 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41577 We met at Finn McCool's because they offer wifi on the premises. There are various coffeshops and such offering wifi to draw people in. But at home, I have no internet except of course for my Blackberry. We met at Finn McCool’s because they offer wifi on the premises. There are various coffeshops and such offering wifi to draw people in. But at home, I have no internet except of course for my Blackberry.

]]> By: Jenny http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41576 Jenny Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:46:23 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41576 How do people use the internet now? Not? How do people use the internet now? Not?

]]> By: Brooks http://b.rox.com/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41574 Brooks Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:07:17 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/09/14/beer-with-the-earthling/#comment-41574 While I will be the first to say that some service is better than no service-it would seem that this is a really complicated issue legally and that anything even coming close to resembling high speed access is not going to happen for free-both because of the way that Earthlink designs it and also because, suprise suprise, Louisiana has some laws that actually PREVENT this kind of access. http://wifinetnews.com/archives/006607.html Though, if decent access was available for $20 bucks, I would be all about it at home. Right now, the Cox thing is just crazy money for ok access and you have to bundle it with all of that other stuff that I don't really care about (not much of a TV guy since the storm-am I the only person that has happened to? I just don't have the time and when I do, I seem to be able to find something more interesting to do). It would be nice to just pay and have it work everywhere, more or less, instead of being plugged into a cable or limited by distance to my wireless point. While I will be the first to say that some service is better than no service-it would seem that this is a really complicated issue legally and that anything even coming close to resembling high speed access is not going to happen for free-both because of the way that Earthlink designs it and also because, suprise suprise, Louisiana has some laws that actually PREVENT this kind of access.

http://wifinetnews.com/archives/006607.html

Though, if decent access was available for $20 bucks, I would be all about it at home. Right now, the Cox thing is just crazy money for ok access and you have to bundle it with all of that other stuff that I don’t really care about (not much of a TV guy since the storm-am I the only person that has happened to? I just don’t have the time and when I do, I seem to be able to find something more interesting to do). It would be nice to just pay and have it work everywhere, more or less, instead of being plugged into a cable or limited by distance to my wireless point.

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