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- Gadren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Uh, if they own google.com, then there's no way that they couldn't own music.google.com or google.com/music.
- parislemon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12If login needed try:
http://www.bugmenot.com - Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Aww, come on Google: take my money!
- truebullfan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Username:tonemgub7
Password:tonemgub - Defkkon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Umm... not to nit-pick or anything, but your comment was sorta moot. You don't need to own a sub-domain or directory within your own domain. Ok, I guess it IS nit-picky.
- Pluckie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I don't know if this comes as that big of a surprise to me. Such a project would be a pretty daunting task.
At the same time, if there's anyone who would be able to do it I'd put my money on Google. I'm rootin for them all the way. - riven, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7no login: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/technology/16google.html?ex=1313380800&en=8242829ec3d2bb64&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I assume you're aware of WiMax?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimax - EochaidRiata, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yes, IEEE 802.16.
http://www.wimaxforum.org/technology/faq
"In a typical cell radius deployment of three to 10 kilometers, WiMAX Forum Certified™ systems can be expected to deliver capacity of up to 40 Mbps per channel[with 24+ channels per access point], for fixed and portable access applications. This is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support hundreds of businesses with T-1 speed connectivity and thousands of residences with DSL speed connectivity. Mobile network deployments are expected to provide up to 15 Mbps of capacity within a typical cell radius deployment of up to three kilometers. It is expected that WiMAX technology will be incorporated in notebook computers and PDAs by 2007, allowing for urban areas and cities to become “metro zones” for portable outdoor broadband wireless access." - MrSidnet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Damn.
- Tricky, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Oh noes! I love free wifi! Gooooogle!
Bet this gets on Diggnation... - acsseo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Are they lying to us? This reminds of another company, Apple!
- truebullfan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4I think Nationwide GoogleWiFi is a pipe dream b/c it would just cost too much for google. Free WiFi seems unrealistic but I wouldnt mind paying 5 bucks month or something low cost if it worked well.
- NanoStuff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Too bad, Google would set them all straight.
Although I can understand the logic. Charging for a service would somewhat alter Google's standard model of wholesome 'freeness'. Nation-wide wireless internet access wouldn't come free. - TravisS, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1isn't there a way to have wifi so they wouldn't need tons of access points everywhere like in mountain view? maybe buying the right frequencies so people can get it pretty much everywhere. For some people the only way to even get high-speed internet is Satellite, which == expensive, slow and not reliable.
- bennyboy371, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Unrealistic wishes, but still... damn.
- TKDWILSON, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Got any examples? I haven't observed Google doing this.
Eric Wilson - Corvillus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I agree. Just about every time Google says they won't do something, a bunch of buzz crops up around it, and then months later they end up doing it. Apple is another company that tends to do this often.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Google is playing semantics. Yes, and No...what company would even try to roll out a National wireless plan, it would completely be unprofitable. No one makes money from wiring up the entire US - you have to segment your audience and sell to the profitable ones.
A regional service, would on the other hand be extremely profitable - this is why they are testing in a city first.
Thats my 2 cents...nice political play Google. - drakethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1For a company that supposedly can see the future, it seems they are failing here. You know how many people would jump on the chance to just buy wifi rather then having to deal with all this crap about renting modems and buying their own equipment for wireless. Not to mention they could scale the speeds up so much easier and it would cost the wireless carrier less to roll out then any landline ISP. Of course that would mean that a company in the US had visions beyond how to screw us out of our money.
- ginty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah right. Once they get the free wifi network rolling, they'll finish developing their office type products to where they are really slick, roll it out as one service, "your internet and your files wherever you are" or something like that, they'll charge a small monthly fee, and kill microsoft and big telecom in on broad stroke.
- Beanlover, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's practically guaranteed they will do this now.
- surfit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1WiMax is maybe a decade away before going mainstream due to lack of compatibility with existing computers and hardware. Companies are contemplating using current technology for the next ten years as a temporary solution but that's going to be expensive and wasteful IMO. If it weren't for the high cost involved in buying grabbing licenses, then I think providers would all be waiting.
- IcerC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think we need google to start wifi services, even if only to create competition.
or.. en.fon.com
Couldn't that work? - gimmeBeer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Soooooooooooooo lame
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1ok if google doesnt plan to wifi everything, then, why wifi what they have now? whats the point? all or none i say
- MrSidnet, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1""WiMAX" is an acronym that stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access."
Anoyone notice a problem with that? - music13, on 10/12/2007, -18/+4Yeah, I buy that; Google isn't planning on a nationwide wireless service and they also aren't planning on a music service even though they own the domain name of music.google.com and google.com/music.
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