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The City was supposed to offer everyone WiFi access through all Philadelphia. EarthLink won the contract back in 2006 and since then has completed 80% of the network development. However since 2007, when former CEO Garry Betty passed away, the company has been rethinking their WiFi expansion strategy. Read cancel their expansion strategy.

EarthLink got out of similar deals with San Francisco or Houston and it's going to do so with other US cities, including Philadelphia. EarthLink have stopped working on the network since February and they are trying to fully pull out. Things aren't going to be that easy as the Mayor of Philly and his administration aren't going to back down from the deal. Stay strong Philadelphia. WiFi connection for our laptops and smart phones is what we want wherever we will go.

Is that's what AT&T likes? Teasing their subscribers on and off? Then I don't want to be a part of that. It's like they are mini gods playing with the WiFi-fire towards the masses.

We have showed you how they've started to advertise free WiFi in over 17,000 Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles locations for iPhone users. The we showed you how free WiFi got hacked and canceled for all users. It was only a few days until they have restored access just to cancel it again.

Where is this all going to? Apparently revealing the free WiFi was a human error. AT&T is probably planning (secretly) to have free WiFi for iPhone users in the near future. Hush now, don't tell anyone about that!

So it's official, or at least a little more official. Over at the AT&T/iPhone page, the service plans now detail the on-again/off-again free WiFi at AT&T hotspots feature. It hasn't been officially announced yet as part of their plans, but this must be a step in that direction. Last week, it was inadvertently "test marketed" when several iPhone users found themselves temporarily able to access WiFi for free at such AT&T hotspots as Starbucks and Barnes & Noble. Such access was shortly thereafter removed.

Whether or not this means the service is currently available again, or if it's forthcoming is unclear but it's definitely on the way. Free mobile Internet is inching closer and closer to fully reality. Pretty soon, and that's a very relative term, if you can get a signal you'll be able to get online for no additional charge.

Earlier this week I was telling you guys how iPhone users are favored (of course!) by AT&T. How does did this carrier show his love? By granting free WiFi access at Starbucks or Barnes and Nobles locations to all iPhone. Smart non-iPhone owners have found a way around that for getting that free internet connection. By simply switching their mobile internet browser to Mobile Safari they had at least a couple of days of free access.

AT&T stepped quickly in and now, if you want to go online while drinking your favorite coffee, you will be prompted a user/password page. Apparently nobody, iPhone owners included, will be granted free WiFi for a while. I would assume AT&T will restore it as soon as they've found a better way to implement it.

That's right I am presenting a wireless laser printer. I have had my share of mishaps with printers, laser or not, old or new, USB or parallel, you name it. One of the biggest problems when working with multiple devices are cables and cords. Not only do you need plenty of space to arrange the power cables and then the connectors to your computer but you also need to make them look good. Especially if you are working in an office.

So it was only natural that more and more wireless (laser) printers get created.And now we have the Brother HL-2170W model ready to be purchased. Its price ranges from $99 to $150 with new cartridges priced at $45. If I was changing my printer I'd sure consider it. Imagine setting this baby up in the bathroom kitchen office and simply Wi-Fi all your documents over. Isn't that a cool thing to do?

And let me give you a couple of specs for the HL-2170W:

Print Technology: B/W Laser Technology
Max. Black Print Speed: 23ppm Black
Print Resolution (maximum dpi): HQ1200 (up to 2400 x 600 dpi)
Standard Interface(s): Wireless 802.11b/g, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, USB
Printer Driver Compatibility† Windows®, Mac OS® & Linux
Max. Monthly Duty Cycle: 10,000 pages
Recommended Monthly Print Volume: 250 to 2,000 pages
First Time to Print: Less than 10 sec.
Standard Memory (MB): 32MB Memory
Optional Memory (MB): No
Network-Ready: Yes

Continue reading: Add a Wi-Fi laser printer to your office for $99.99 shipped