Darn! I want Xohm by like – tomorrow. Now I have to wait six months until 2008. Not cool. I guess I’ll buy that EVDO Rev A card instead: Sprint Nextel has given its upcoming WiMAX service a name and a web site (which will teach you how to pronounce “Xohm”). Sprint will launch the [...]
Categories: wireless
God bless our system of capitalism. Xeni was lucky enough to fly Virgin America today: the plane … has 2 WiFi access points on board! and power in every seat! and ethernet, soon! Wait. I thought Wifi was not yet FCC approved on Is Virgin the Apple of airlines? Maybe. It’s Open Source and runs [...]
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Seems like we might be seeing Wifi on BART: The test, which will cost between $1.5 million and $2 million, involves the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center stations. Lee said that once the test concludes, he hopes Wi-Fi Rail will be designated as the “lead carrier” to install wireless service throughout the BART system, [...]
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This thing looks truly prehistoric when compared to the iPhone. Palm is doomed. They deserve it though. They haven’t really innovated in 3-5 years. Good riddance.
Categories: apple,linux,mobile,Uncategorized,wireless
We bought a T-Mobile wifi account for use with Tailrank which we never use. We probably use it about 2-3 times per week for only a few hours at a time. If anyone out there is planning on traveling and wants to use our T-Mobile account just send me an email.
Categories: open source,wireless
This is sweet. I wonder if it will convert to pageviews! My six year old niece is going to think this is super cool! Thanks to Niall for the picture.
Categories: san francisco,wireless
Dan Fost wrote a great piece in the Chronicle about the San Francisco wireless beduin flashmob: A new breed of worker, fueled by caffeine and using the tools of modern technology, is flourishing in the coffeehouses of San Francisco. Roaming from cafe to cafe and borrowing a name from the nomadic Arabs who wandered freely [...]
Categories: san francisco,startups,web2.0,wireless
I just received an email that Connexion will be free of charge until the end of the year:Boeing is now working with its customers to facilitate an orderly phase out of the Connexion by Boeing service…. For the full text of the company’s announcement click here.Starting on Oct. 2nd, 2006, the in-flight Internet service will be free of charge.I’m seriously going to miss this service.
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W00t!Turns out you actually have to pay Sprint money because they can remotely deactivate your modem via software…. I bet if I reflashed the phone they wouldn’t be able to do this.
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I don’t have time to spend all day offline without getting any work done. If they can’t get the wifi working within another hour I’m going to leave and ask for my money back.
Categories: san francisco,web2.0,wireless