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I tried a couple of times late last week to sign on, even after creating a new account with Feather for the free service. A phone call to EarthLink customer service, not surprisingly, provided no new details - really no details at all - regarding when, or what would be available when.
Today, after signing on […]

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Dear EarthLink Wi-Fi Subscriber,
This email contains important information about your EarthLink
Wi-Fi service.
On June 17, 2008, EarthLink transferred its Wi-Fi network in
Philadelphia to a new locally-based company. Beginning June 17,
2008, you will have access to the Wi-Fi network at no cost to
you. You should expect to receive information from this company
about the new Wi-Fi service in […]

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We’re waiting with anticipation for the details to come out of Mayor Nutter’s press conference today (12PM ET) with regards to the future of WiFi Philly. According to the Philly Inquirer, a group of local investors are plotting to revive the network using an advertising-based model rather than subscription based. In this same article, we […]

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I managed to sign on Friday afternoon to the WiFi Philly network, but without the usual username and password. Something is going on, and word on the street is that a consortium on NPO’s, possible with the City’s help, will keep things running, perhaps until a more definitive plan can be determined?
It’s now Sunday, and […]

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Here we are, one week away from EarthLink pulling the plug on the Wireless Philadelphia Wi-Fi network, and we have not seen or heard anything further about it since the original announcement. Will some non-profit org come to the rescue? Will Gov. Rendell broker a deal? Will the city of Philadelphia sue Earthlink to keep […]

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Received this nice note from Earthlink this morning:
Dear EarthLink Wi-Fi Subscriber,
This email contains important information about your EarthLink
Wi-Fi service. EarthLink will stop operating its wireless
network in Philadelphia. EarthLink is providing our Wi-Fi
subscribers with a thirty (30) day transition period through
Thursday, June 12, 2008. This means that your EarthLink Wi-Fi
account will terminate on June 12, 2008.
In […]

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