http://bostonist.com/2005/04/20/brookline_breaking_free_of_the_wires.php All comments for Brookline Breaking Free of the Wires en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2005/04/20/brookline_breaking_free_of_the_wires.php#comment-150223 http://bostonist.com/2005/04/20/brookline_breaking_free_of_the_wires.php#comment-150223 Comments Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:14:58 -0500 <p>you know what i'm not too fond of? raisins. they just don't do much for me. there, i said it.</p> http://bostonist.com/2005/04/20/brookline_breaking_free_of_the_wires.php#comment-150212 http://bostonist.com/2005/04/20/brookline_breaking_free_of_the_wires.php#comment-150212 Comments Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:08:07 -0500 <p>In many ways, Brookline is perfect for this -- it's a small town (only 7 square miles), has a decent amount of wealth, has a pretty high population density (with a lot of multi-family homes and apartment buildings), and a lot of that population is made up of students and other tech-savvy people. Currently, in order to get high-speed connections, people have to choose between DSL (which is expensive and relies on a phone company contract) or cable (which is expensive unless you bundle it with cable TV service that you might not want). Having access to wireless without any other crap could be a powerful draw!</p>