Archives Tag: Google WiFi
Free Internet from Google on Virgin America
Google and Virgin America are teaming up to offer free WiFi. Google and Virgin America are teaming up to bring you free in-flight WiFi on every Virgin America flight from November 10, 2009 through January 15, 2010. Bring a WiFi-enabled laptop or mobile device and stay connected for free during your flight. The service is [...]
Full StoryGoogle Goes Head to Head with the FCC
Google is starting to talk about their participation in the upcoming wireless auction spectrum being held by the US government. Google has been in talks about only committing to participation if certain rules and requirements are met. Google’s proposals are controversial for existing mobile operators, which could decide not to participate in the auction if the rules don’t suit them, resulting in potentially less income to the government. On
Full StoryGoogle to offer FREE In-Home WiFi through TiSP Beta
As part of Google’s efforts to allow for users to start using the Internet faster and more effectively than ever, they have stepped up technology to a new level. Google is now offering free WiFi Internet access through the home plumbing systems that are already built into homes. The program is still in the beta phases but they expect for it to be in full production soon. The
Full StoryFree Google Wi-Fi in Your Home
The chore of tapping free wireless networks like Google’s in Mountain View and MetroFi’s in downtown San Jose for your home network just got a little bit easier. Ruckus Wireless in Sunnyvale announced its latest version of the MetroFlex, a WiFi in-home connectivity gadget. The MetroFlex uses antenna technology to receive the wireless signals and make the networks more accessible and reliable from inside the home. With the ability to just buy a wireless router now and hook up this antenna to it, you will be able to receive Google Wi-Fi without a problem at all. Google has some details about it in their help center. This is a time where I really wish I lived at least close to Mountain View, CA, but alas, I do not. Have any of you actually tried out the Wi-Fi provided by Google and Earthlink up Mountain View?
Full StoryWhen Free is Not Good Enough
Some activists are taking charge and crying about the free Wi-Fi in San Francisco. Last year Google and Earthlink won a joint bid to provide free Wi-Fi access to San Francisco but some want to put the clamps on the deal and start over. Seems that there are more readily available Wi-Fi options that are faster for the city, but Google and Earthlink have already agreed to partner on the deal. Some activists are complaining that their slow Wi-Fi is not fast enough and they want a faster connection. But wait, excuse me, isn’t it being offered for free? Yes, last I checked, the Wi-Fi was free with provided advertising on-screen. Would I take free Wi-Fi if I was given it? Sure, if I knew it was secure and with Google behind it I know it would be. People should complaining and be more grateful for what they’re given — for free.
Full StorySanFran Opts for WiFi
San Francisco, Google, and Earthlink have all joined forces to create what quite possibly could be the largest wireless network in all of history. Under the proposal, EarthLink — one of the nation’s largest Internet service providers — will build and maintain the wireless network. Google plans to buy bandwidth from EarthLink and then offer a free wireless service to residents. Google, doing what it does best, wants to offer it for free. That free, however, will be paid by ads. Each browser will have advertising embedded in it to cover the costs of providing free WiFi. Personally, I wouldn’t care at all if there were ads in my browser for free WiFi — as long it was consistant WiFi. This is a huge branch out for Google from their hometown WiFi network and it will expand the coverage for AdWords even more. Mercurynews.com
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