Comments on: Municipal Wi-Fi for Dublin? http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/ John O'Shea's musings, observations and opinions on anything and everything. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:45:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: aehso http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/#comment-16578 aehso Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:43:11 +0000 http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/#comment-16578 There are still phone boxes out there? I must have stopped noticing them... There are still phone boxes out there? I must have stopped noticing them…

]]> By: Justin Mason http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/#comment-16450 Justin Mason Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:07:51 +0000 http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/#comment-16450 hey John -- I think most of the Eircom phone boxes nowadays include a wifi hotspot -- in theory at least. (In reality, though, I don't think I've heard of anyone successfully getting a connection via one in several years.) Anyway, that would certainly bulk up the numbers. hey John –

I think most of the Eircom phone boxes nowadays include a wifi hotspot — in theory at least. (In reality, though, I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone successfully getting a connection via one in several years.)

Anyway, that would certainly bulk up the numbers.

]]> By: declan http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/#comment-16436 declan Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:26:18 +0000 http://www.xlml.com/aehso/2007/01/30/municipal-wi-fi-for-dublin/#comment-16436 I found this info on the Ofcom survey http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-2484047,00.html "According to Bitbuzz, a WiFi operator, the average access point in Ireland generates about five log-ins a day, compared with just three across Europe." It's amazing what people will waste their money on. It sounds like the Dublin Wi-Fi will be pretty poor. They plan from the start to make sure it does not compete with comercial wifi so all people will be able to do is read email and surf the internet. No high bandwidth like voip. Basically it sounds like dial-up over wi-fi. I found this info on the Ofcom survey
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-2484047,00.html

“According to Bitbuzz, a WiFi operator, the average access point in Ireland generates about five log-ins a day, compared with just three across Europe.”

It’s amazing what people will waste their money on.

It sounds like the Dublin Wi-Fi will be pretty poor. They plan from the start to make sure it does not compete with comercial wifi so all people will be able to do is read email and surf the internet. No high bandwidth like voip. Basically it sounds like dial-up over wi-fi.

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