MetaFilter posts tagged with Wi-Fi

Internet access for some!

cubby — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:03:26 -0800

The Boston Wi-Fi Network may be constructed within the year by a non-profit corporation. An appointed task force has produced a report (pdf) which recommends building the network on the cheap and allowing providers to compete over the chance to provide service. It won't be free though. Can this possibly work?

Spokane HotZone

homunculus — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:41:31 -0800

The City That Cut the Cord. An interesting article from Time about the SpokaneHotZone.

WiFi in Nepal

homunculus — Thu, 27 May 2004 17:39:08 -0800

Yak farmers in the mountains of Nepal are using WiFi to keep in touch with their families thanks to the Nepal Wireless Networking project. [Via /.]

Reindeer herding over the internet

homunculus — Sun, 09 Mar 2003 11:51:29 -0800

Providing connectivity to the Saami nomadic community (pdf). The Saami Network Connectivity Project wants to provide wireless internet access for the nomadic Saami reindeer herders of Lapland (Sapmi.) The goal is to provide those Saami who live as herders with email, cached web access, remote schooling for children, and reindeer herd tracking telemetry.

subpixel — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 20:24:50 -0800

Wi-Fi revolution as reported by the times. Kind of exciting.