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FormFactor
16 Aug 2005, 4:07am
Business 2.0 (http://www.business2.com) is reporting that Google is possibly building a national broadband network complete with free Wi-Fi access for everyone in America.

According to Business 2.0, telecom insiders have shared information about Google quietly shopping for miles and miles of "dark," or unused, fiber-optic cable across the country from wholesalers such as New York’s AboveNet.

So once the GoogleNet is built, how would consumers connect for free access? One of the cheapest ways would be for Google to blanket major cities with Wi-Fi, and evidence gathered by Business 2.0 suggests that the company may be trying to do just that.
Source: Business 2.0 (http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,1093558-2,00.html)
Cyclonite
16 Aug 2005, 4:13am
I want Google to have my babies.
entropy
16 Aug 2005, 4:15am
It probably already has. I hear Google's crazy like that.
primesuspect
16 Aug 2005, 4:15am
Oh i'm sure google would like to have your babies, too. in addition to all the other things they want... :eek3:
Lincoln
16 Aug 2005, 4:24am
YESSSSS! Dammit I love Google. :D
Gargoyle
16 Aug 2005, 4:37am
I'm beginning to think there's nothing they can't do. :thumbsup:
airbornflght
16 Aug 2005, 4:41am
they cant (or wont) gimme a kick ass server and gaming rig with a high speed business line
primesuspect
16 Aug 2005, 5:15am
well hell, i can do that. You never asked :D
Jengo
16 Aug 2005, 6:56am
i hope google blankets whole cities.. cause then i wont have to pay for my internet. lol
mmonnin
16 Aug 2005, 2:22pm
Google is the shiznit. I want free WiFi in Columbus. I would definetely need a laptop and adapter for my car.
Gargoyle
16 Aug 2005, 2:41pm
Google is the shiznit. I want free WiFi in Columbus. I would definetely need a laptop and adapter for my car.
Heck yes! Screw sattellite radio. I'll stream Shoutcast on the go :thumbsup:
Buddy J
16 Aug 2005, 3:39pm
Free internet. Watch them do Oklahoma City and make it so my house is still out of range... :shakehead
Armo
16 Aug 2005, 9:52pm
Free internet. Watch them do Oklahoma City and make it so my house is still out of range... :shakehead
mmm yea, that sounds about right ;D

i wonder if google can be sued for allowing pirating over a nation wifi link, mmmmmm
danball1976
17 Aug 2005, 5:12pm
mmm yea, that sounds about right ;D

i wonder if google can be sued for allowing pirating over a nation wifi link, mmmmmm

Sounds like something RIAA would do.