Google patents free Wi-Fi U.S.A

[Hellfighter]

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Google patents free Wi-Fi
The search-engine giant has developed three technologies for offering wireless Internet access, and advertising, free of charge. Plus: London fights graffiti with cameraphones.

SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - More evidence has emerged that Google is getting ready to blanket the U.S. with free Wi-Fi, as Business 2.0 senior writer Om Malik reported last year. Now, the company has filed for three patents related to offering wireless Internet access. Search Engine Roundtable points out that the patents all have to do with serving up advertising through a wireless Internet connection maintained by a third party, whose brand Google would include in the presentation of those ads. Sounds a lot like Google's latest plan to unwire San Francisco, where it has teamed up with EarthLink (Research). By teaming up with partners who would build the actual Wi-Fi infrastructure, Google (Research) could complete a nationwide Wi-Fi network much more quickly than if it had to build it itself.

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hell yea i going to buy a wireless netword system to add to the two computer in the house. think it be better then dailup and faster connection time.

[Mstenger404]

wi-fi? free? must be pretty slow to provide to everyone whos going to get it.

[Hellfighter]

i heard on the news today they are joining up with earthlink

don't know why they join with them when earthlink is a paid INTERNET service $$$

[Scattergun]

Wouldn't be bad especially if it is free should be decent the WiFi at Norway Mountian here i can connect to it w/ my laptop and i get like 786kdl and 256k up it shold be better that dial up.!