I hope that things go more in the direction of city-wide wifi, and I think VOIP on PDAs (and on UMA cell phone devices in the near future) is a good reason to go towards a wifi broadband solution rather than tearing up the streets for more copper or fiber. -hk P.S. there is a Saint Paul Issues Forum/mailing list at http://forums.e-democracy.org/stpaul/groups/stpaul-issues/ that has some posts on this topic as well. At 10:38 PM 2/25/2006 -0600, mgenelin at fastcomputerserviceco.com wrote: >>>> Hey gang- I was kind of disappointed by the conversation at the Feb 22, 2006 meeting. I expected a debate about whether St. Paul should be in the Wifi business. What happened instead was a hour long meeting about "what can we do with high speed internet." While that's an interesting meeting on it's own, it came off more like a sales-pitch to the citizens of St. Paul (which includes me) rather then a real discussion about how city-wide Wifi will change our lives. Regards, ---Matthew Genelin--- Fast Computer Service Co. 612.605.5382 -----Original Message----- From: tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org [mailto:tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org]On Behalf Of Becca Vargo Daggett Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:59 AM To: tcwug-list at tcwug.org Subject: [tcwug-list] Saint Paul Public Forums on Broadband Saint Paul is holding two "Public Forums on Broadband Technology." Unfortunately, they haven't done a very good job of getting the word out. Only 20 or so people attended the February 22 forum. The next forum is this coming Monday, February 27, from 7 to 9 pm at the Dayton's Bluff Recreation Center, 800 Conway Street, Saint Paul. Details at <http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/ot/wifi.html>http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/ot/wif i.html It's fun. Really. You get to register your opinion, using an interactive device, on current Internet services and future needs. Then you can talk about your response. This is a chance for Saint Paul residents to participate in planning their city's information future - an opportunity that was denied to Minneapolis residents. So spread the word to all your Saint Paul friends and acquaintances. Becca Vargo Daggett Seward, Minneapolis _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tcwug-list at tcwug.org http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list <<<<