Comments on: Welcome to Seattle, we’ll get to that in 8 years http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:48:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14624 Galen Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:13:37 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14624 Alan, you're right. Wireless should be here in the next 3 years. Planning for technology 8 years out seems crazy! Shouldn't we just lay really fast cable all over the city and figure out the wireless system when it will take less than 2 years? Alan, you’re right. Wireless should be here in the next 3 years. Planning for technology 8 years out seems crazy! Shouldn’t we just lay really fast cable all over the city and figure out the wireless system when it will take less than 2 years?

]]> By: Alan http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14567 Alan Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:18:13 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14567 Surely within 8 years, all businesses in Seattle will be replaced by coffeshops, which usually offer free wireless..so no need for city intervention, just let the market sort it out. :-) But seriously, wi-fi by 2015? Won't that kind of be about as relevant as stringing copper wire everywhere? Do we really think that wi-fi's going to be the standard in use 8 years from now? Surely within 8 years, all businesses in Seattle will be replaced by coffeshops, which usually offer free wireless..so no need for city intervention, just let the market sort it out. :-)

But seriously, wi-fi by 2015? Won’t that kind of be about as relevant as stringing copper wire everywhere? Do we really think that wi-fi’s going to be the standard in use 8 years from now?

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14534 ARDELL Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:16:27 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14534 There was a big contorversy recently about doing all of the parks in Kirkland. I think the City is moving forward with that, but some vocal residents are not happy that the City is spending money on this "upgrade". There was a big contorversy recently about doing all of the parks in Kirkland. I think the City is moving forward with that, but some vocal residents are not happy that the City is spending money on this “upgrade”.

]]> By: Robbie http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14531 Robbie Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:05:21 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/welcome-to-seattle-well-get-to-that-in-8-years/#comment-14531 There was talk of <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/korbyp/archive/2004/09/09/227236.aspx" rel="nofollow">Redmond-wide city wifi</a>, but I haven't kept up on it. I know MS provides free wifi for all of Marymoor park and I think the MS campus has some public wifi (it might still all be private protected WiFi, so I don't know for sure, just going on things that I've overheard) . Since the Google guys are invading Seattle (It's easier to hire away smart Microsofties if they don't have to buy Mt. View real estate first), are doing free wifi for Mt. View, maybe they'll give us a free wi-fi as a ploy to sell more ads and annoy Microsoft at the same time. ;) There was talk of Redmond-wide city wifi, but I haven’t kept up on it. I know MS provides free wifi for all of Marymoor park and I think the MS campus has some public wifi (it might still all be private protected WiFi, so I don’t know for sure, just going on things that I’ve overheard) .

Since the Google guys are invading Seattle (It’s easier to hire away smart Microsofties if they don’t have to buy Mt. View real estate first), are doing free wifi for Mt. View, maybe they’ll give us a free wi-fi as a ploy to sell more ads and annoy Microsoft at the same time. ;)

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