More networking techs are employing wireless in extending existing networks and using it as a protocol of choice whe setting up new networks. Who wants to spend their time cutting, crimping and routing CAT5 cable through stuffy, dirty conduits when setting up a wireless router and signal boosters are just a matter of placing them at effective locations?

More municipalities are considering setting up wireless networks in view of the success of such ventures south of the border.

Hamilton, Ont. has proposed a motion for this endeavour. When it will take effect is anyone’s guess. Unless it can actually profit someone in their municipal hierarchy, there doesn’t seem much of a chance of it happening. They said much of the same when suggesting that all telephone wiring would be replaced by fibre-optics. This was about 15 -17 years ago and it’s still being considered. The only fibre-optic incorporated into the City’s sub-structure was the Hamilton Hydro’s Network because it was deemed an essential service. And that’s where it has stayed.

Politicians! Who needs ‘em? A waste of resources and time, if you ask me.

The idea seems to have similarities with public libraries and education, community centres, and open source/libre software, like Linux or Firefox.

When I go wireless, I am hoping it will prove feasible to leave it freely accessible, such as when it is not in use by my household.
I like the idea of helping a neighbor surf the world’s largest information repository. To me, it just feels right, and like a community.

I also imagine your mom and dad would agree.

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