http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/ Engadget Comments for Now San Francisco to be world's biggest (free) WiFi hotspot http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/
How is wifi different?

Improve quality of life -> attract businesses & residents -> increase tax revenue -> improve quality of life.

Damn, what are these socialists thinking?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/
I think you need to reevaluate your position with the bills you receive in the mail every month.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/
Cheers,
Lenny
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That's funny.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/
Last I checked, a LAN card is NOT a modulator-demodulator (modem). ;)]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/
Here are some SF Wi-Fi links people might find useful:

Union Square becomes Wi-Fi hotspot
http://www.sfgov.org/site/mayor_page.asp?id=27481

SFLan Community Wireless project
http://www.sflan.org/

Sean Savage's Free Wi-Fi Cafes list
http://www.cheesebikini.com/wifi-cafes

BayAreaFreeFi Hotspot Listing
http://www.bayareafreefi.com/

Webdog's Free Sunset Wi-Fi Hotspot Listing
http://www.webdog.com/assets/sunsetfreewi-fi.html
]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/cant wait
]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/22/now-san-francisco-to-be-worlds-biggest-free-wifi-hotspot/ Last I checked, a LAN card is NOT a modulator-demodulator (modem). ;)


Oh my god, a screaming 14 year old boy! I thought you guys only existed on slashdot. In fact, a Wifi card IS a modem. You see, a modulator-demodulator is merely a device that converts a digital signal to analog (modulates) AND an analog signal to digital (demodulates).

Guess what: the signal that comes out of the wifi card? Yep. Analog. How did it get that way? Modulation! Several different kinds of modulation for each bitrate, in fact.. But to understand an explaination of that, you'd need at least a vague understanding of Shannon's law, which you won't likely ever achieve.

I can't believe I wasted 10 minutes of my time just to thwap you with a clue bat. Pity you probably won't even read this. But people googling for "San Francisco Wireless Project" will!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM