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So, what do you all think of Google's plan about a widespread free WiFi network? they've already started it in Silicon Valley, with free WiFi to anyone who wants it down there...personally I think it's an awesome idea, specially if they start it as a global project, think of the posibilities! (although there will obviousely be people who will abuse this, it's still cool)

If this actually comes to Australia then good on them but really, they're gonna fuck alot of major players in the IT world with some of these things they're doing. Also, if they manage to develop a way to assign IPs based on the device which cannot be altered then even better, especially if they start handing out static IPs to each device to keep tabs on them.

Then theres always the other way to look at it and see that this is another thing the US government can use if they choose to ride Google (you'll see something in another topic about this, along the lines of some national security act).

That's not a bad idea at all (especially because I live right above the Sillicon Valley) ;]

well, my geographical position is so cool my provider isnt able to set me a DSL... I think I won't live that long to see google covering my village with WiFi...

also i cant imagine how would google control such thing if it would really become worldwide sometimes...

Who knows...they're doign a pretty damn good job over in the USA with their stuff, te Google SMS service, enter what you want and where you currently are, like "Apotechary, 3rd street ney york" and it'll tell yo uthe address of the nearest apotechary to you, reply via SMS...and it's free (if you're in the USA and wanan know the number, it's "GOOGLE" (466453 to those that can't convert numbers to words)

Probably a dumb question: what is WiFi actually?

To the best of my knowledge it just another name for 802.11.
Stands for wireless fidelity or something.

Tim wrote:To the best of my knowledge it just another name for 802.11.
Stands for wireless fidelity or something.

Yuppers ..
Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance


Hmm ... wish that is in SG pity ... den i really can work on my stuffs while travelling ... *sighs*

I was thinking to set up a WiFi from my friend 15km away... It would probably work with a "satelite plate" but I am waiting for my own pipe to set up a server... Anyway, Google could cover a lot of America, maybe a some European cities but I think for someone from like me isn't going to happen to access Google WiFi...

Yeah i think that to my country Google WiFi doesn't reach ;-) But i think that will be a good some if it's happen ;-)

Google had been buying up failed ISP fiber backbones for a while now, so it was a suspicion that they would be coming out with some sort of internet service. I don't think anyone expected it would be free, but when you think about how Google corners the market, they make their money off advertising. I expect some sort of adware to be part of their "client" that you have to install to use their network.

It's going to be VPN, so fairly secure and no packetsniffing. I just wonder how long it's going to be before there's Google Wi-Fi in every major city

phrackattack wrote:I expect some sort of adware to be part of their "client" that you have to install to use their network.

Yeah, that explains why all their own clients are incompatible with other clients, even though they're using standard protocols.

phrackattack wrote:Google had been buying up failed ISP fiber backbones for a while now, so it was a suspicion that they would be coming out with some sort of internet service. I don't think anyone expected it would be free, but when you think about how Google corners the market, they make their money off advertising. I expect some sort of adware to be part of their "client" that you have to install to use their network.

It's going to be VPN, so fairly secure and no packetsniffing. I just wonder how long it's going to be before there's Google Wi-Fi in every major city

They are afterall a company and every company do looks on as profits and losses ... no one wants to do a losing business right? Like Scott McNealy said of Google's strategy and its own with Open Solaris 10 they are sharing for the market growth i.e even though they charge lesser, if the market is big enough they will still be able to earn more ... (in summary of my own words as I interpret it....)
Anyway to detrail from the topic, its funny the way he presented MS , IBM and even yahoo and google ..

I believe that the company aims in providing mass serviceσ for the consumers and is said that they is the next opponent of Mr Gates

And once again nothing for the people that live in europe.