Saturday, October 26, 2002



Washington State ferry system to get continuous Wi-Fi: Don't ask me why the local papers (I'm based in Seattle) don't have this story, and Alan Reiter found it in Computerworld, but it's an interesting one to say the least. The Washington State ferry system carries 15,000 daily commuters, and they believe they've got the right audience to use a Wi-Fi service. They certainly do--especially if it will work in the waiting line and on the boats. Many drivers have to wait 1 to 2 hours to get on a ferry, and if they could be productive during that time, well, it might shave some time off the rest of their working day, no? [via Alan Reiter]

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AT&T Wireless to close CDPD network by 2004

AT&T Wireless plans to shut down its eight-year-old CDPD network by 2004. The network transmits data at about 19.2 kbps. AT&T Wireless' new GPRS network transmits data at speeds ranging from 40 to 60 kbps. The company is scheduled to stop selling CDPD service in March 2003, and close the network by the end of the year. It will try to move customers to the higher-speed GPRS network. The end of a phase in the history of the mobile Internet. "fiercewirless"
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