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Nokia Selected as Primary Provider of Free WiFi in NYC Parks

physorg.com — "Nokia has been selected as the primary provider for mobile services in the free WiFi networks in New York City parks. Parks include Central Park, Union Square Park and Corona Flushing Meadows and will feature the network infrastructure owned and managed by WiFi Salon."

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  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6That's nice and all, but it's pretty much all show. What would be actually *handy* is wifi in the subways.
  • joerod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3nyc keeps getting better :-)
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2great, even more human beings glued to their little electronic devices and avoiding contact with their fellow man.
  • macewan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3thumbs up from a 770 owner :-)
  • Markie1006, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is B.S.
    Acording to the version of the story I read yesterday, unless you're a signed up Nokia customer, you can only access a very limited set of pages, to do with tourist attractions in the area.

    To call it 'Free' is a little inaccurate.
  • MattL920, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Does anyone know when wifi will actually be active in central park? It said this summer, but, well, it's already July.
  • joerod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I do!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wifi in the Subway would be the best idea I could think of for wifi.
    Captive audience. bored out of their minds.

    In toronto they have certain buses that have WIFI and COST MORE TO RIDE, but people pay for the extra convinience.

    VERY good idea, and with little $100-$200 pda's (and certain cell phones) you wouldn't have to worry about everyone looking at you funny with your 19" Laptop while you ride. ;-)
  • Overlord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2And on top of that, it's not full area coverage, it's only 18 locations among 10 parks. Eight of them are in central park alone. There is definitely not enough to cover them that well.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/nyregion/06wifi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
  • quasipalm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wifi in the subways? Damn, I'd settle for a fresh coat of paint and something that addresses the pee smell in 1 out of 3 stations.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Summer. But summer in the southern hemisphere.

    Think 2008. That's when EVERYTHING will be better!
  • joerod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i agree it is limited but its a good start. hopefully other companies will pick up on this. I'll let me kids run around in the park for days while i check my email and browse the web
  • lorensingley, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Dude... this is NYC. Sometimes your fellow man will stab you randomly.
  • webtekie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://auth.nycwireless.net/hotspots_map.php
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Damn...I thought you ment your little pencil there.
    You're going to "WHIP OUT YOUR LAPTOP"???
    You sick bastar!
  • duest, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Sweet, now if I ever go to New York and feel like whipping it out in Central Park, I can! (my laptop, you sick bastards)
  • verucasalt, on 10/12/2007, -13/+2Who cares?

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