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pittsburgh south side s13th street

americo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:35:32 -0400

aight i just moved to pittsburgh for college and i am looking for a good wifi connection that i can hook up to from my dorms... i am living on south 13th street on the south side right off of carson.. can anyone tell me a good one to connect to so i can do my work from home and not have to drive a bit to find a place with a connection... i would greatly appriciate it.. thanx

The Future of Municipal Broadband Wireless

bbowman — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:11:53 -0400

Hi All,

Native Burgher living down here in Delray Beach, FL. and wanted to chime in on some stuff that may interest some people...

I wrote a white paper about the future of municipal broadband wireless and it has been picked up by GovTech. http://www.govtech.com/dc under 'Special Focus', article 'Broadband Future'

It talks about 3.65 WiMax (coming soon to Delray using AirSpan), but mainly about how the FCC screwed up the 2.5GHz rules and the 700MHz auction.

Hope all is well up er' and GO PENS!

Brad
http://www.accessdelray.org/Broadband+Future.html
http://www.accessdelray.org/Local+Governments.html

Help! New to Pittsburgh

SarahBanach — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:08:36 -0400

I am looking for WiFi in Lawrenceville. If you can give me any tips/advice that would be great. Thanks!

Shadyside Wireless up and running

drewzhrodague — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:26:59 -0400

I've been speaking with Jon from the Shadyside Inn, and he has done something that no other group in Pittsburgh has been able to do -- singlehandedly setup a WiFi network in Shadyside, which is also the first ever memorial wireless network. Most of the other implimentations that were attempted in the area have relied upon point-to-point links (Grok), expensive third-party hardware (Hobnob), community support (pghwireless), or a payment stream (Downtown WiFi).

dorkbotpgh

drewzhrodague — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:00:59 -0500

dorkbotpgh has been attracting a bit of attention in the local news recently (Trib, PopCity, Citypaper).

WSN Planet - Wireless Sensor Network Planet

drewzhrodague — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:54:08 -0500

I just got a note via Chintu from Helium Networks about one of his new projects, Wireless Sensor Network Planet which is an on-line community for everyone who desires to learn, share (contribute) and grow their knowledge about the
wireless sensor networks.

Downtown WiFi Activated

drewzhrodague — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:04:52 -0400

Looks like Pittsburgh finally activated the city-wide Wi-Fi network yesterday. Two hours for free per user per day.

Post Gazette: City Launches Downtown WiFi, offering two free hours of access daily

Comment on WPLUG post on WiFi "Borrowing"

curlynoodle — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:02:27 -0500

I find it rather silly that with today's security hype, protecting PCs against viruses and other malware, many people don't bother to place some degree of security on their wireless networks. I have a super-cheap CompUSA labeled router/AP, which I purchased for $18 a year or so ago, and even it supports WEP. I know, WEP is weak, but so is a deadbolt lock in a wooden door frame, just kick it in. Any type of security/encryption can and should be viewed as a "Private - Do Not Enter" sign, signaling strangers to request entry, or keep out.

That said, I am somewhat two sided on the idea of "borrowing" access via a random, insecure WLAN. Yes, it can be seen as an invitation to share access. But, let me make an analogy. On a warm, comfortable spring day, you may open your house or apartment windows and door(s) to let in the breeze. Now is this an invitation for a stranger to come in and sit on your living room couch and "borrow" access to HBO or your DVD collection? IMO, even though you can detect and access an insecure WLAN, it should be viewed as someone's private property. Unless of course, a sign is posted in their window that says something like "Get your free WiFI access here, SSID = AccessForAll".

Pittsburgh PUC Approves Wi-Fi in Monroeville

drewzhrodague — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:00:42 -0500

Yahoo is running a story about Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Approves Agreement to Allow Duquesne Broadband Wireless Internet Pilot in Monroeville. From the article: PUC approval enables Duquesne Broadband, a joint venture between BPL Global and DQE Communications Network Services, a subsidiary of Duquesne Light Holdings, to expand its BPL offer throughout the Duquesne Light service area in the coming months. Bandwidth over power-lines is a neat technology, and I'm happy to see that being used to distribute Wi-