Google reveals details of Mountain View Wi-Fi service

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    Google does not plan to use ads to pay for the free wireless Internet service it's offering in its hometown of Mountain View, Calif., and there's no secret plan to monetize the service, a Google Wi-Fi product manager said Wednesday.
    "The reason it is free is because...we want to get a lot of people on it," Larry Alder of Google said during a panel discussion on wireless projects in cities at the Supernova 2006 conference here.

    The service, which is fully deployed but not yet available to all Mountain View residents, is a test bed that will help Google understand the technology, Alder said.

    http://news.com.com/Google+details+Mountain+View+Wi-Fi+service/2100-7351-6086639.html
     
    letsjoy, Jun 25, 2006 IP
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    Friendly public figure... or a ploy to monitor the use and browsing habits of their users ;)

    Silliness aside, I wonder what new Google products this holds for us.
     
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    Their dream is free Internet access for everyone--that way they can sell more advertising.
     
    pjbrunet, Jun 27, 2006 IP
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    Bingo. But I think Wi-Fi should be a public utility. Someone is always going to benifit from this.
     
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    Yes and someone will abuse it.. LOL
     
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