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RE: Philly's Wi-Fi net said to run into snags, delays

Ah, yes. The city that Ed Rendell built can't get its wi-fi up! Typical. Some people are too stupid to realize that all this wi-fi talk is just hype. Any town with a robust economic base and a few independent coffee houses offers more than enough connectivity. The notion of a city offering wi-fi as some kind of attraction is hogwash. Pittsburgh did something similar where initially you got 2 hours of free time but had to pay afterwards. Typical. There is no economic model to support FREE anything except slavery. Can you spell boondoggle?

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Free City wide Wi-Fi

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The city of St Cloud, FL has a very nice FREE to the user wlan network. No fees are collected ever. It works everywhere and has a help desk. This can work if it is done right. But don't expect someone to come and give it to you. You get what you pay for. Philadelphia did not even sign up as a user on their own network. What do you expect.

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