[manchesterwireless] BBC: Free City-wide Wi-Fi Comes to Manchester?

[jgxhs at nessie.mcc.ac.uk]

The boat might still be in the dock but all the sailors are off on
sick leave. There doesn't appear to be any motivation to get anything
done at all which is a pity.

John.

On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:43:37 +0000, you wrote:

>Hey,
>
>That 'boat' is still in the dock..and the only reality for metropolitan 
>networks is a perpetuation of lame assertions and ham fisted inaction.. 
>just a distraction from the passive freenetwork infrastructure work most 
>needed. Manchesterwireless has so much to offer (not least some top 
>notch engineers on hand) and so little to lose by following through on 
>even the simplest public network proposal... 
>
>Last I visited it was going to be a red,yellow,pink brick-zion core and 
>a consolidation of effort at Urbis for town centre impact..  so did you 
>all get a job or something?
>
>jgxhs at nessie.mcc.ac.uk wrote:
>> Yea we kinda mist the boat didn't we?
>>   
>Norwich local authority boasted a mesh wireless network in May which is 
>still non existent
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5297884.stm
>"The one thing we don't want to do is compete with commercial 
>companies," said Mr Adams.
>Sure you don't.. cos
>
>Before then it was Westminster (one of the many wishful thinkers)
>http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/2256 (ha ha ha)
>
>and Cardiff posed for cameras in 2002..
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2251565.stm - whooh we have 50 users
>
>"all dead yet still alive" a figment of their imaginations
>
>so to be specific NO you didn't miss the boat.. there isn't one,
>
>get on with it then....
>
>easy
>
>James
>consume.net | boundless.coop | spc.org
>>
>> On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:22:54 +0000, you wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I thought you might want to read the following:
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6199382.stm
>>>
>>> Manchester plans free city wi-fi
>>>
>>> "Up to 2.2m people could benefit from the scheme
>>> Manchester could become the biggest free wireless internet hotspot in  
>>> Europe under plans unveiled by the city council."
>>>
>>> Oh, gads. The radiation... *smile*
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Roy
>>>     
>>
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