wifi

Not everybody happy with commuter-rail WiFi

adamg — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:56:41 -0400

Most of the tweets I see about WiFi on the rails (and there are quite a few) are positive. But Innismir shows not everybody's happy.

Building a Boston WiFi network the open-source way

adamg — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:18 -0400

Mass. High Tech reports on Openairboston, the non-profit trying to build a citywide public WiFi network.

The effort initially focused on traditional wireless access points (like the ones you can see on lightpoles all over Brookline), but organizers realized that would prove impossibly expensive and so are now using a "mesh" approach, in which each subscriber's computer is essentially equipped to act as an access point through a cheapo router. The result: Free WiFi in parts of the Fenway.

MBTA to expand free WiFi to all commuter rail lines by this spring

adamg — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:24:34 -0500

Worcester Line experiment a success, so the T now plans to equip up to 258 of its 410 coaches with WiFi, with at least two cars on every single train WiFi enabled by this spring, T officials said this morning. WiFi cars will have a special logo slapped on them.

MIT helps itself to your Wifi

Brett — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:12 -0400

Here's a good reason to secure your wireless internet. Hari Balakrishnan and Samuel Madden have been helping themselves to your WiFi to collect traffic data, a lucrative commercial field. They've been doing it for more than a year, rather than pay for internet connectivity like everyone else.

Watery WiFi

adamg — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:39:45 -0400

The MBTA is equipping 11 ferry boats with WiFi.

Low-cost broadband in Roxbury, Dorchester

adamg — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:11:26 -0400

Well, Grove Hall and Dudley Square, at any rate: $9.95 a month for wireless access, in the first phase of Tom Menino's citywide wireless effort.

The best WiFi in Westie

adamg — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:30:38 -0500

I'm typing this while waiting for a burrito at DeNo's on Centre Street. Lord only knows why a pizza place offers free WiFi, and yes, I'm a nerdgeek for bringing a laptop to a pizza place (hey, I'm just getting back from a computer conference at the Expo Center), but I don't care: It's molto cool.

Worst local WiFI system in the country

adamg — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:57:02 -0500

David Weinberger is sitting in the Brookline High School auditorium when he discovers why Brookline's municipal wireless system is awful - not only isn't it free, you have to sign up for a monthly plan, which makes it useless for visitors or people who just need to get on for an hour because, oh, they're sitting in the Brookline High School auditorium.

WiFi on the Franklin Line

adamg — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:51:26 -0500

Steve Sherlock posts his experiences direct from the train when he lucks out and gets on one of the cars that actually has it.

... For a free service, occasional access to email will be helpful and beneficial. I won't plan on getting any real work done at this connection strength. ...

We go now to our blogger, reporting live from the Worcester line

adamg — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:57:11 -0500

Jeff Egnaczyk is on the 7:40 train out of Back Bay. Come in, Jeff, can you hear us?

I only have two bars. I'm thinking the WiFi is in another car. It's kind of slow. I think I'm in Newton right now.