Comments on: GoogleFi, Almost Live For Some http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:28:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Wedding Planning » Wedding Day http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-864466 Wedding Planning » Wedding Day Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:16:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-864466 <p>[...] GoogleFi, Almost Live For SomeGigaOm, CA - 2 hours agoGoogle s Mountain View WiFi network is ready to go, though not open to the public, but about 100 people are already starting to receive invitations to test … [...]</p> [...] GoogleFi, Almost Live For SomeGigaOm, CA - 2 hours agoGoogle s Mountain View WiFi network is ready to go, though not open to the public, but about 100 people are already starting to receive invitations to test … [...]

]]> By: » Consultant: Gov apps, not public use, will pay Wi-Fi’s way | ZDNet Government | ZDNet.com http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57143 » Consultant: Gov apps, not public use, will pay Wi-Fi’s way | ZDNet Government | ZDNet.com Tue, 22 May 2007 22:40:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57143 <p>[...] the Wi-Fi signal. When we previously reported on Google’s Mountain View network, the company had said that it is unlikely that a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop or computer with a conventional Wi-Fi card will [...]</p> [...] the Wi-Fi signal. When we previously reported on Google’s Mountain View network, the company had said that it is unlikely that a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop or computer with a conventional Wi-Fi card will [...]

]]> By: wireless226 http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57142 wireless226 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:26:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57142 <p>WiFi is not a commercial-caliber technology. It's public spectrum, and intrinsically has no QA. It's fine for the confines of your home or office. Bad as a public service "offering." This will fail miserably.</p> WiFi is not a commercial-caliber technology. It’s public spectrum, and intrinsically has no QA. It’s fine for the confines of your home or office. Bad as a public service “offering.” This will fail miserably.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57141 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:51:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57141 <p>Re: Mesh and latency</p> <p>It all depends on how good your routing protocol is. Tropos has long claimed this to be their strong suite. The other issue is how well laid out the physical network is. If coverage is good, it seems likely that the number of hops will be low.</p> Re: Mesh and latency

It all depends on how good your routing protocol is. Tropos has long claimed this to be their strong suite. The other issue is how well laid out the physical network is. If coverage is good, it seems likely that the number of hops will be low.

]]> By: Andy http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57139 Andy Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:32:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57139 <p>They confirmed at this meeting that support is still by email only.</p> of access points: They are roughly every 500 ft. You can easily spot them on lamp posts. They are on the horizontal cross bar and consist of two parallel one foot vertical antennae about one foot apart. If you are in a coverage hole, offer to host a node on your own rooftop. They are looking for volunteers. <p>Mesh means that the signal is relayed from node to node until reaching a super node that beams back to Google. What must this do to latency? Sounds like a challenge.</p> <p>Nice name idea, Drew!</p> <p>For how to voluteer as a tester, see http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=1728</p> They confirmed at this meeting that support is still by email only.

of access points: They are roughly every 500 ft. You can easily spot them on lamp posts. They are on the horizontal cross bar and consist of two parallel one foot vertical antennae about one foot apart. If you are in a coverage hole, offer to host a node on your own rooftop. They are looking for volunteers.

Mesh means that the signal is relayed from node to node until reaching a super node that beams back to Google. What must this do to latency? Sounds like a challenge.

Nice name idea, Drew!

For how to voluteer as a tester, see
(link)

]]> By: Drew Thaler http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57137 Drew Thaler Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:57:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57137 <p>It'll be interesting to see how this turns out. It's a big change for Google, which is why they are moving very tentatively and slowly. Don't expect much beyond local service in Mountain View for a couple of years.</p> <p>btw, I think there's a much better name for this service: GooFi.</p> It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out. It’s a big change for Google, which is why they are moving very tentatively and slowly. Don’t expect much beyond local service in Mountain View for a couple of years.

btw, I think there’s a much better name for this service: GooFi.

]]> By: kartbart http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57136 kartbart Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:14:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57136 <p>This will never replace DSL/Cable for a simple reason - it only takes one crook in the neighborhood to send out a jamming noise signal in the same spectrum and kaput - all your wifi are toast!</p> <p>Besides this, Google better get ready for Customer Service hell. Their usual way of responding via email will not work.</p> This will never replace DSL/Cable for a simple reason -
it only takes one crook in the neighborhood to send out a jamming noise signal in the same spectrum and kaput - all your wifi are toast!

Besides this, Google better get ready for Customer Service hell. Their usual way of responding via email will not work.

]]> By: Haochi http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57134 Haochi Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:05:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57134 <p>It would be a great deal if is able to use a Skype Phone like <a href="http://tools.netgear.com/skype" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Go Google!</p> It would be a great deal if is able to use a Skype Phone like this. Go Google!

]]> By: Charbax http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57132 Charbax Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:09:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57132 <p>How about eMule and BitTorrent, is that allowed? How many access points are Google setting up to cover one city?</p> How about eMule and BitTorrent, is that allowed? How many access points are Google setting up to cover one city?

]]> By: Robert J. Berger http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57131 Robert J. Berger Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:09:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57131 <p>Don't call in your disconnect for your cable or DSL just yet. Wait till you see how the network performs under load. </p> <p>Today's wireless mesh will be great for creating ubiquitous Internet Access, but its not going to be near the speeds and consistant, predictable reliability of wired services.</p> <p>Tropos based mesh in particular has the characteristics of giving good demo when there is no load, but degrades rapidly as more users use it due to having the same radio do mesh relay as access. And the mesh / access must all be on the same channel. So as more users come on, it increase the contention on the access AND the entire mesh that connect that cluster of APs.</p> Don’t call in your disconnect for your cable or DSL just yet. Wait till you see how the network performs under load.

Today’s wireless mesh will be great for creating ubiquitous Internet Access, but its not going to be near the speeds and consistant, predictable reliability of wired services.

Tropos based mesh in particular has the characteristics of giving good demo when there is no load, but degrades rapidly as more users use it due to having the same radio do mesh relay as access. And the mesh / access must all be on the same channel. So as more users come on, it increase the contention on the access AND the entire mesh that connect that cluster of APs.

]]> By: Randhir Reddy http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57119 Randhir Reddy Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:50:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57119 <p>Service providers will have a healthy competition, and universal and ubiquitous Internet connection will be nirvana.</p> Service providers will have a healthy competition, and universal and ubiquitous Internet connection will be nirvana.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://gigaom.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57098 Eric Eldon Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:50:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/google-mountain-view/#comment-57098 <p>Great news for this Mt. View resident to hear! The less money I pay Comcast -- and their gawd-awful customer service -- the better. I thought that those weird transmittors I've been seeing around town might be GoogleFi. Now, what about Google Cable and Phone? Part of the offering, eventually?</p> Great news for this Mt. View resident to hear! The less money I pay Comcast — and their gawd-awful customer service — the better. I thought that those weird transmittors I’ve been seeing around town might be GoogleFi. Now, what about Google Cable and Phone? Part of the offering, eventually?

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