[X4U] Cable vs. DSL

[SeaSoft Systems]

Richard wrote:

>From: lists3-200402 <lists3-200402 at verizon.net>
>
>it has to be a "verizon hot-spot" phone. there are many of them
>sprinkled all over manhattan. if you sit in bryant park, city hall
>park or battery park, you can get on the verizon wifi network (if
>you're a verizon customer) or the nycwireless (open to everyone).
>
>don
>
>"Cover, Chris" <CoverC at wpunj.edu> wrote:
>
>>Yes Please do tell. I'm a verizon customer and would defintely like to know
>>if I can just pull up to a phone and surf.
>>
>>>   From: AppleRocket at NoSpamMail.net
>>>   Reply-To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual
>>>   user."<x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>   Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:16:26 -0500
>>>   To: "X for the casual user." <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>   Subject: Re: [X4U] Cable vs. DSL
>>>
>>>   On 11/10/04 11:38 PM, "lists3-200402" <lists3-200402 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   i love verizon dsl. living in manhattan, nyc, i can walk to within
>>>>   150 feet of any wifi-enabled street phone and surf away. cable can't
>>>>   touch that. :)
>>>>   don montalvo, nyc
>>   >
>>>   Are there a lot of wired payphones? I wasn't aware of that. Also, do
>>>   these
>>>   work only for Verizon DSL customers?
>>>   --

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This is *hugely* interesting.

Are these cool Verizon "hot-spot phones" installed anywhere else but 
NYC? A quick Google search only turned up the usual wireless hot-spot 
lists (coffee shops, etc.).
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To answer my own question: It appears that the service is, for the 
time being at least, limited to NYC:

<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,58830,00.html>

No doubt it will be expanded if it appears to provide a competitive 
advantage to Verizon.



Richard