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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow that's awesome! Any word on speeds?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Googenheim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 5:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[The SF Chronicle said free internet would be (up to) 300kb/s and you could pay Earthlink 21.95 for (up to) 1mb/s speeds.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 11:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[When they come to New England can I dump comcast and get 54Mbps?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeTLive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 5:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[why can't they blanket the UK, we're a small country, the government could at least hotspot the major cities]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MearWolf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 5:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Because if they did, all the bandwidth would be used up by the wireless remote surveillance cameras.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shadyman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 10:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Norwich already has free wifi across the city. First in the UK, and quite possibly only still, but it's a start right? (Let's not mention that's it's free for only an hour a day, shall we?)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2007 7:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[why can't they blanket the UK, we're a small country, the government could at least hotspot the major cities]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MearWolf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 5:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[MearWolf...<br>you guys need to master the art of posting first ;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whats up with you and posting the same thing more than once. Yes, its mildly annoying.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GJP303]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[sorry, i am a bit imaptient with loading times]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MearWolf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[You realize clicking more than once makes it take longer, if anything, right?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tiuk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's awesome; I love you Google. Now, mind moving over to Canada and the Toronto area?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Konstantino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nice.. can't wait until they pollute the airwaves of more major cities like this. Not that I don't love this and all, but what kind of speed can you really expect unless you're pushing fiber to each one of the wifi hotspot routers?<br><br>I digress. Great work Google/Earthlink.<br><br>Googlink?<br><br>Earogle?<br><br>No?<br><br>Fine.<br><br>Chris]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Merchant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't think this will be really "free" as much as taxes will pay for the Wi-Fi.<br><br>AKBlade13]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[AKBlade13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where would [we] be, huh.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 6:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great. Blogged here yesterday about these type of partnerships potentially breaking down the walled gardens of the mobile network operators: <a href="http://blog.nextblitz.com/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.nextblitz.com/</a><br>Of course ubiquitous portable wireless is one thing, and ubiquitous mobile wireless is another, but have to get there one step at a time.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 7:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wouldn't be too excited about this - we have free wifi in Mt. View (thanks google) but the signal strength sucks almost everywhere, and speeds are very low where you can get a signal.<br><br>I am not convinced that this is a useful service.  I certainly have not canceled by cable modem or EVDO card as a result.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 7:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[There's already plenty of WiFi here (free and sort-free thanks to the ones not paying attention). Maybe Google could put more cops on the streets instead. Hell, maybe Google could fix the streets.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kenneth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 7:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kudos to Google.  And isn't it funny, even in an offhand situation like a blog entry, that the writer will put in a "[Warning: PDF Link]"?  <br><br>So much for adobe's "seamless" experience.   ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[crescentdavid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 7:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[of course this would have to be announced now. i just got on a year long commitment with att/sbc/yahoo/whatever theyre calling themselves now. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[aaron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 8:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[We've got a petition going in th UK for free wireless internet coverage. Apparently the scheme is being trialled in one city. The petition is being run by the gadget show, and can be found at <a href="http://gadgetshow.five.tv/campaign/wifi/" rel="nofollow">http://gadgetshow.five.tv/campaign/wifi/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 9:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[From the San Francisco Chronicle online: <br><br>As part of the contract, Google, the Web search giant based in Mountain View, would offer free Internet service at 300 kilobits per second, a speed slower than what broadband access provides but fast enough for a user to surf the Web and send e-mail. <br><br>EarthLink, the Internet service provider, would own the network and offer a faster service, at 1 megabit per second, for $21.95 per month<br><br><br>Read more here:<br><a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/06/MNGOMNE4RM1.DTL" rel="nofollow">http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/06/MNGOMNE4RM1.DTL</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 6th 2007 9:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on It's official: San Francisco to get free WiFi blanket courtesy of Google / EarthLink]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/its-official-san-francisco-to-get-free-wifi-blanket-courtesy-o/</guid><description><![CDATA[MetroFi's been unwrapping their coverage in Portland, and it's been going well so far. My handheld never gets a ton of signal with any particular hotspot, but I've been hearing from the laptop crowd that this city-wide free WiFi's a grand thing indeed. It's starting to feel strange going to places that *aren't* covered.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2007 4:24PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>