Re: Anyone know anything about this?

Do other urban hotspot projects require authentication? that ends up
being a management nightmare for the provider , user maintenance etc.

Dave Hall wrote:

>Interesting. I wonder if networks at the U of S knows they may be part of
>this?
>
>Overall, I wonder how easy it would be to get access to this "free" network?
>How much proof of identity would be required? It could be an easy way for
>evil hackers other malcontents to get virtually untraceable, anonymous
>Internet access.
>
>It really sounds like another CommunityNet type venture. Government
>pays the capital costs to SaskTel to build out infrastructure, followed by
>money to "operate" the network. SaskTel then offers commercial service over
>the same infrastructure. I'd put money on SaskTel providing some sort of
>high speed WiFi to compete with Telus' Hot Spot within a couple months of
>the free network going live.
>
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>Dave
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Received on Mon Feb 26 15:38:33 2007