Comments on: New Orleans Municipal WiFi Going Dark http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:46:02 -0500 hourly 1 By: Jimbo http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-9290 Jimbo Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:35:08 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/#comment-9290 To look at the city of New Orleans even before Katrina hit... I don't know that anyone would call that city "done", I lived there for 12 years and always felt that I was a visitor and a minority. The amount of poverty, filth and the disparity between the "haves" and the "have nots" is amazing and depressing at the same time. Nagen should not have been reelected but apparently his competition was even worse, what does that say about the local government? New Orleans is too big to bulldoze but the amount of reconstruction that will be required to bring the city back to pre-Katrina population will likely take at least another 7-10 years. So much for the value of my house on the west bank. To look at the city of New Orleans even before Katrina hit… I don’t know that anyone would call that city “done”, I lived there for 12 years and always felt that I was a visitor and a minority. The amount of poverty, filth and the disparity between the “haves” and the “have nots” is amazing and depressing at the same time. Nagen should not have been reelected but apparently his competition was even worse, what does that say about the local government?

New Orleans is too big to bulldoze but the amount of reconstruction that will be required to bring the city back to pre-Katrina population will likely take at least another 7-10 years. So much for the value of my house on the west bank.

]]> By: Blake Robinson http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-9207 Blake Robinson Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:09:42 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/#comment-9207 I'm glad to see that other New Orleanians are reading the site, but I disagree with your assessment that the city wireless is not going dark. Earthlink will provide slow, free service for as long as the city is considered to be in the rebuilding phase. When NOLA is rebuilt though (if that argument can ever be made), they're disconnecting the free service. The New Orleans Municipal WiFi was intended to be a free service for everyone in the New Orleans area. A bunch of companies donated hardware so that the city could accomplish that goal, but it was thwarted because ISPs can't compete with free. Anyway, I stand by my comment: The city WiFi is indeed going dark. I’m glad to see that other New Orleanians are reading the site, but I disagree with your assessment that the city wireless is not going dark. Earthlink will provide slow, free service for as long as the city is considered to be in the rebuilding phase. When NOLA is rebuilt though (if that argument can ever be made), they’re disconnecting the free service.

The New Orleans Municipal WiFi was intended to be a free service for everyone in the New Orleans area. A bunch of companies donated hardware so that the city could accomplish that goal, but it was thwarted because ISPs can’t compete with free.

Anyway, I stand by my comment: The city WiFi is indeed going dark.

]]> By: MarkFolse http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-9196 MarkFolse Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:27:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/#comment-9196 The city wireless is not "going dark". It is being replaced by an equally free Earthlink service, with a lower cap. TANSTAFL. But long as the basic, low-speed network is preserved, some users can have basic access anywhere, anytime. I wouldn't (couldn't) run my home office off of it, but it will be a very welcome backup (compared to my backup dialup account of maybe 42 Kbps on a good day). The city wireless is not “going dark”. It is being replaced by an equally free Earthlink service, with a lower cap. TANSTAFL. But long as the basic, low-speed network is preserved, some users can have basic access anywhere, anytime. I wouldn’t (couldn’t) run my home office off of it, but it will be a very welcome backup (compared to my backup dialup account of maybe 42 Kbps on a good day).

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-9188 Jimbo Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:11:59 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/23/new-orleans-municipal-wifi-going-dark/#comment-9188 New Orleans is a corrupt city, always has been and likely always will be. It's the only third world country you can visit without needing a passport. Poor people living in boxes and one of the highest murder rates (prior to Katrina) and yet millions of dollars are spent on parades and tossed into the streets in the form of beads and coconuts. Any reason for a parade... New Orleans is a corrupt city, always has been and likely always will be. It’s the only third world country you can visit without needing a passport. Poor people living in boxes and one of the highest murder rates (prior to Katrina) and yet millions of dollars are spent on parades and tossed into the streets in the form of beads and coconuts. Any reason for a parade…

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