Wi-Fi Networking News
AT&T Says Fie on Free Fi for iPhone (Again)
The latest chapter in the ongoing flirtation between AT&T's Wi-Fi hotspot network and the iPhone ends in rejection: The cellular giant is apparently a bit overexcited, and keeps releasing informati...
Wee-Fi: Exhaustive Looks at In-Flight-Fi, Every-Fi
Airline in-flight broadband overview: Computerworld surveys what's about to happen with in-flight broadband in the U.S. and worldwide. It's an exhaustive look (especially the run-down at the end) a...
Wee-Fi: Kentucky Town-Fi; Exorbitant Hotel-Fi
Kentucky town shaves 97 percent of Wi-Fi network cost: The town of Prestonsburg, Kent., thought a city-wide Wi-Fi network could help attract tourists and businesses, while expanding remote access f...
Lompoc's Comeback
I've been citing Lompoc, Calif., as a poster child of what can go wrong in municipal Wi-Fi for a few years: But I apparently have to change my tune. Lompoc, near Santa Barbara, had unreasonable exp...
Wee-Fi: Sprint Treo 800w, New Wireless in Portland (Ore.), Hartford (Conn.) Fail
Palm Treo 800w released: Sprint is offering the EVDO/Wi-Fi phone with Windows Mobile 6.1 and built-in GPS. The phone is $250 with a two-year contract. This is apparently the phone that Palm should ...