February 2008
From BetaNews:
In the latest of a lengthening string of failures in city-wide wireless projects across the US, MetroFi of Mountain View, CA has reportedly stopped work on a project in Portland, Oregon.
After installing 590 functional wireless access points (APs) in Portland, MetroFi has asked the city to provide $9 million in public funds to finish the job with an additional 2,000-or-so APs.
I’m glad that the city has decided not to spend public money on this disappointing project. Maybe I’m an exception, but I never found a “functional” MetroFi access point. I’ve always been able to see them in my list of available networks. But connecting to them has always failed.