There is a for-profit yet community-based model that is moving forward without the politicians and doing it on its own. If you are an San Franciscan, or just someone interested in community-based free internet WiFi, I recommend reading this post over at Metroblogging San Francisco.
If you've been around the Inner Mission over the last few days, you've probably noticed these posters. Wi fi for everybody? Isn't the city still arguing about how it's going to make that happen?
This isn't the municipal wi-fi effort, but an end-around by a private company, Meraki. By putting up wireless antennas around a neighborhood, then selling small "repeater" antennas to individuals, they aim to create a "wireless mesh network" across selected neighborhoods of the city.
Curious about the plan, I spoke on Wednesday to Sean Gaddis, Meraki's head of marketing.
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