Wireless for Washtenaw

[Dubh Aingeal]

This could be a nice thing. Dpeending on how many restrictions get put on it.

"Late last week, the Washtenaw County Board approved Wireless Washtenaw Advisory Board's recommendation of 20/20 Communications to cover the entire county with wireless by the end of 2007. This includes Ann Arbor, the home of University of Michigan and future home of Google's Adwords division. The wireless network will be free for speeds up to 85kbps and $35/month for 500kbps. 20/20 Communications estimates it will take around 6,000 radios to cover the county.

This initiative is being funded without taxpayer dollars and is one of the most ambitious wireless deployments in the U.S. Will it succeed or will it fail? Check out the county's wireless website for updates on the project."

[AstralCrux]

Thats pretty cool.

[Msterbeau]

Oakland County's got the same thing going. I think the speed is 128kbps... which isn't very fast compared to a typical broadband connection. Adequate for email and stasks like that though...