Ben Reichelt’s Weblog

I read in the paper this morning that the Minneapolis wifi network is scheduled to get turned on next week in the Seward neighborhood, downtown is slated for later this month.

The last update I had, it was scheduled to be done by late this year, it would seem they are ahead of schedule.

“Initially customers will be able to buy wireless Internet download speeds of 1 million bits per second for $19.95 a month, said Joe Caldwell, the company’s sales vice president.”

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“US Internet plans to add other, faster tiers of Internet service once the wireless network is installed, Caldwell said. The company first needs to test the strength of the Wi-Fi radio signals in different parts of the city, because geographical barriers and buildings can affect the signal.”

$20 a month is a pretty good deal for basic internet service, it’ll be interesting to see exactly how fast the “faster tiers” are. I haven’t heard much locally about St. Paul doing a citywide wifi network, but I would definitely consider subscribing to it if they do.