[plug] Wireless Internet access in Perth CBD?

[Adam Hewitt]

Hi Ari,

Have a look at wafreenet.org it will have all the info you need.

Adam


On Wednesday, Aug 20, 2003, at 01:49 Australia/Perth, Ari Finander 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I seem to remember hearing something about free-to-access wireless 
> Internet access in the Perth CBD.  Am I recalling correctly that this 
> even exists?  If so, can anyone point me in the direction of more 
> information?
>
> I'll be spending another holiday in the RPH bone marrow transplant 
> unit and it occurs to me that it might not be too difficult to get 
> Internet access for those of us sealed in the isolation rooms on that 
> ward for weeks or months at a time if this free wireless access is 
> really there.
>
> A few donated pentiums with a GUI and mozilla would be a great morale 
> booster for patients who need all the help they can get on that 
> particular ward.  A $15 surchage (which could be offset by donations) 
> for a new cheapo keyboard and mouse for each new patient would take 
> out the possibility of hygeine issues arising from reusing those items 
> from patient to patient (people on this ward usually have had their 
> immune systems completely wiped out, so this is a significant 
> concern).  The only expensive items would be the wireless NICs/router 
> used to access the wireless network if it exists.
>
> Getting the hospital to provide this is not a possibility.  They 
> simply could not afford it.  It would have to be donated and then 
> maintained by a group...a group such as PLUG or KLUG.  There're a lot 
> of donated items in those isolation rooms such as desks and VCRs and 
> radios.  Even just a few rooms with these computers would be a good 
> start.
>
> I wouldn't mind getting the ball rolling and setting things up if 
> there's even a chance of this getting off the ground.  However, in all 
> honesty, I doubt I'll be around to maintain anything after this 
> year/early next year (I'm heading into this unit for the second time 
> later this morning, and if I'm very lucky a third time later this 
> year).
>
> TIA,
>
> Ari
>
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