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Laptops Turn On, Tune In to Seattle Metro's New Wi-Fi

John Stahl (aljon@stny.rr.com)
Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:37:54 -0400

Starting today, Seattle bus routes are offering Wi-Fi for FREE on some
of their lines.

Not only in this period of exorbitant gasoline prices can you "leave
the driving to us" (one bus lines logo), but you can doubly save on
the commutation. With FREE Wi-Fi service (forget Blackberry's and
Verizon costly Broadband services) you can get on the Internet and
"work" while you relax on your way to work.

I wish more cities would get gutsy and fight the local Teleco
incumbent (it seems that they and the cable provider think they "own"
connection to the Internet) to put FREE Wi-FI every where (especially
on busses with the high cost of fuel) they want. I haven't heard if
Philly and other cities have given up their quest and fight to put in
these systems.

The article:

Laptops turn on, tune in to Metro's new Wi-Fi
29 buses on two routes offering wireless Net access

By JANE HADLEY
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER (9/7/05)

Beginning today, some riders on two Metro bus routes will be able to
turn on and tune in their laptops to the Internet using Wi-Fi wireless
connections in a five-month trial that could expand to other routes,
if successful.

By mid-October, all 29 buses that run on .... <clip for brevity>

URL of article:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/239688_buswifi07.html

Wish my area in NY had this available.

John Stahl
Data/Telecom Consultant
Aljon Enterprises

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