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Commuter Wi-FiGoogle operates shuttles from San Francisco and elsewhere in the Bay Area for its California workers. This not only allows them to get to work without having to battle traffic, and reduces congestion and pollution, but also adds productive time by providing free Wi-Fi.
A Massachusetts candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Tim Murray, recently released a plan (PDF) to improve commuter rail service in the Commonwealth. In addition to conventional (and important) proposals like expanding service, he also advocates the addition of Wi-Fi internet access on the trains, so that commuters can utilize their time in transit. Trials are already underway on Washington State commuter ferries and the Altamont Capital Express trains from Sacramento to San Jose. posted on May 7, 2006 4:07 pm (comment) EVDO a go-goI have Verizon's "BroadbandAccess" EVDO wireless service with an unlimited plan. When I started the lease on my new place, I decided to try using the Internet through Verizon when there, rather than purchasing DSL or cable.
So far? Based on my subjective experience, it's almost as fast as cable was, and noticeable patches of slowness (unfortunately somewhat common with Optimum cable modem service) area few and far between. Yesterday I downloaded some big files with BitTorrent, and they downloaded comparably quickly to cable. Latency over SSH is a little worse, which is noticeable when I code, but not bad enough to be a real obstacle. Unless things change, it's bye bye wire-based Internet service, and one more utility company I don't need to deal with any more. posted on Apr 19, 2006 12:06 am (comment) | Blog ArchivesMost Popular Tags |
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