Tag Archives: Wi-Fi

Update: free wi-fi in France and Britain

Posted by coulson on October 13, 2007 None comments

‘Borne’ Identity II Mentioned in the last post, nearly all the free wi-fi access points promised by the Mayor of Paris, are now up and waving. Gripe: the official Paris Wi-Fi site is not very helpful for finding a ‘borne‘ …

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Free Wi-Fi in Europe gearing up

Posted by coulson on October 5, 2007 2 comments

France. Last Saturday saw the official inauguration of the Paris Wi-Fi project. Free wireless internet connection is available to anyone in the vicinity of one of the 350 antennae covering 225 public places, parks, libraries and museums in and around …

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Sardonic smiley

Posted by coulson on September 6, 2007 None comments

Wi-Fi transmissions across the Tyrannian sea have set a new world record. Habitants of Sardinia can now stay in touch with the Italian Peninsula using a 5GHz WiFi connection that maintains a transfer rate of 5Mbps over a distance of …

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160 free Wi-Fi hotspots open in Paris

Posted by coulson on July 30, 2007 None comments

35 open-air sites and 70 municipal buildings in Paris and the ‘Ile de France‘ region are now set to offer free, unlimited, wi-fi access to the Internet. These 105 sites are equipped with 160 hotspots and a further 155 public …

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