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Wed, 20 Aug 2003
Wi-Fi Ferry at last
Note: Due to pilot error, I overwrote the original version of this post, so I'm attempting to reconstruct it.
ComputerWorld and Wi-Fi Planet are reporting that the Washington State Ferries are going to trial Wi-Fi service on Bainbridge, Bremerton and Edmonds-Kingston runs.
One thing that I hope they do is extend the coverage to include the ferry terminals not just the boats themselves. Last night I missed (again) the 10:55 ferry after the post-SeaJUG beer and pizza. The next boat leaves at 12:15, so I was stuck in the Coleman Ferry Terminal with nothing to do. If they had Wi-Fi (and power jacks) in the terminal, I would have trundled my laptop along to get some work done. It would also help if the coverage extended into the waiting parking lots -- people spend a lot of time waiting for the boat.
The ComputerWorld article has some interesting details on how they plan to solve the backhaul problem.
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Well whatever you do, use it a LOT and convince them it is a brilliant idea so they extend it to the Vashon ferry too (for me!) -- very jealous.
Posted by Gay Gilmore at Mon Aug 25 21:31:54 2003
Posted by Gay Gilmore at Mon Aug 25 21:31:54 2003
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