The BPDA is looking to begin asking developers of large residential projects whether their buildings will give residents a choice of at least two ways to get broadband - including wirelessly. Read more.
By adamg - 7/31/12 - 7:46 pm
At-large Councilors Ayanna Pressley and Felix Arroyo say that rather than just let old payphones collect trash and rust, the city should use them to set up free wireless zones.
By adamg - 2/11/12 - 8:38 am
Ronan Park and Town Field now have WiFi, the city announces, adding they join Boston Common, Statler Park in Park Square, Christopher Columbus Park in the North End, and the clubhouses
By adamg - 12/6/11 - 7:31 am
Two users of Android mobile phones yesterday filed class-action lawsuits against the manufacturer of their phones and a software company that boasts it can track what Android users are doing even when their phones are in airplane mode.
By adamg - 9/1/10 - 2:27 pm
I met today with some folks from Clearwire, which today launched a wireless broadband service in the Boston area. I'll have a more complete report later (and a coverage map), but for now, here are answers to questions folks asked me on Twitter:
By adamg - 6/14/10 - 12:51 pm
Tim O'Reilly tweets that as of July 1, Starbucks will eliminate fees for using wireless in its stores.
By adamg - 11/23/09 - 6:35 pm
OK, savvy travelers know there's free wireless at Logan for the holidays.
By WDavidStephenson - 1/14/08 - 11:16 pm
In Medfield I think we lost power for less than an hour today, but it was a reminder that reallly bad weather (even in '78 we didn't lose power, but remember that Quebec ice storm???)normal communications might be disrupted, and we'd be on our own.
By adamg - 9/10/06 - 5:32 pm
Sitting on the front porch trying to see if our wireless access point was up, I did a site survey - and discovered somebody on the block now has a wireless network called:
Fuck Off Losers
By adamg - 8/10/06 - 8:11 am
Steve Garfield explains why he's not impressed with the city's recently released proposal for a citywide WiFi network that would include for-profit competi
By adamg - 7/14/06 - 8:44 am
Andrew spots a crew in Roslindale Square making a movie about a girl who runs away from Roslindale for Argentina. Plus, he discusses the difficulties of getting Wi-Fi in the Square.
By adamg - 4/25/06 - 11:26 pm
Tim Murray, running for lieutenant governor, is proposing a new Office of Rail Commissioner to expand rail service in the state, including the installation of wireless access points on commut
By adamg - 4/15/06 - 12:15 pm
Mike Mennonno finds himself in a WiFi pickle: His downstairs neighbor suddenly added encryption to her wireless network and he can't use the BPL wireless because of that matter of the outst
By adamg - 4/10/06 - 10:09 am
BART, San Francisco's subway system, is looking for vendors to WiFi-enable its trains.
By adamg - 2/15/06 - 7:56 pm
Boston Unplugged: Mapping a Wireless Future, released today by the Boston Foundation, the Museum of Science and West Roxbury/Jamaica Plain City Councilor John Tobin, explains why they th
By adamg - 2/2/06 - 5:14 pm
While Boston struggles to build wireless coverage in a select number of neighborhood commercial districts, MIT and Cambridge are looking at b
By adamg - 1/6/06 - 11:07 am
David discusses a project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in which transit buses become part of a wireless mesh - that l
By adamg - 1/4/06 - 4:54 pm
Steve does a video report on the Globe's Pulse Points - wicked-fast Web sites that blast information at your wireless-enabled laptop - but only if you're within range of on
By adamg - 9/29/05 - 8:15 pm
WiFi signals may not travel well past the front of stores. Main Streets hopes to encourage business owners to get the signal deeper into their buildings via discounted packages consisting of a Colubris repeater, installation and a decal that let's shopowners let the public know they offer free Wi-Fi. The equipment will cost about $300, installation about $45, although the first storeowners to sign up will get free installation.
The goal of the WiFi program is not to compete with ISPs but instead give business owners in each of the city's 19 Main Street commercial districts an new tool for attracting customers.
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