Wireless Internet Reviews

Wi-Fi while you wait. That seems to be the theme of the times. Libraries, McDonald’s, and even Starbucks (if you use a Starbucks card) offer free Internet to patrons. The commonality among all of them: place you sit down for a while and possibly wait for something. Where else do you wait? How about getting work done on your car? BP understands, and they’ve started to offer free Wi-Fi at select locations. This is an exciting development for automobile commuters everywhere.

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Early last month we learned that Virgin America will offer Wi-Fi service on their flights. I actually just flew them last week, and while my flight did not have Internet access, everything seemed to be in place for a transition. Now Delta wants to get into the action. They’ll offer Wi-Fi on shuttle flights starting today. This includes flights between Boston, Washington D.C., and New York to begin, with expansion plans in the works. The service will cost $9.95, and will cover flights between Logan airport in Boston, Reagan National in Washington, and LaGuardia in New York — surprisingly, not JFK, the larger hub.

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Many times, the problem with delivering wireless Internet is a power source. Something needs to project the signal, and you can’t do that without a little juice. Sometimes a power source isn’t available, and even when it is it can be the most expensive aspect of a network. We learn today that Meraki has developed a solar powered Wi-Fi mesh device. This can help companies looking to build out large networks, as they can bypass the most troublesome aspect of their project.

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Well, this was a great idea that just didn’t pan out. Arinc Inc. had been commissioned by the city of St. Louis to build a citywide WiFi network using solar panels for power. This is an out of the box idea that could have worked out. But it did not. The company will pay the city $1.05 million in a settlement. The company was found in default of its contract.

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There has been much talk about allowing cell phone calls on flights lately, though it appears the American public does not favor such a measure. We enjoy silence when we can get it, and there’s nothing worse than sitting next to someone yipping away when you’re stuck in a metal tube for hours on end. Silent communication, of course, is just fine. That’s why Virgin American plans to offer WiFi service on all of their planes. This will keep you in touch while in flight without annoying other passengers.

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Yes, municipal WiFi movements have essentially been for naught, but that doesn’t mean that a wide-ranging WiFi network isn’t possible. In fact, this week we learned that Spiderhost has rolled out a WiFi network in Lake Mary, Florida. The coverage area currently measures one mile in radius, so it’s not exceedingly large. However, in the coming months Spiderhost hopes to expand this to a five-mile radius, which will cover the entire downtown Lake Mary area.

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While Time Warner might rule most of Manhattan, customers in the surrounding areas have more choices when it comes to cable, phone, and Internet services. Cablevision, they of the Optimum package, are one of the most prominent. In their furthering effort to keep subscribers from switching to new services like Verizon FiOS, the company has doubled the size of its Wi-Fi network in Long Island, Connecticut, and Westchester and Dutchess counties. This will come as a no-extra-cost add-on to their Optimum Online customers.

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