Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Free wifi in Penang with very limited access

Free Wi-Fi A Waste And Deception, Says Gerakan Youth Chief

GEORGE TOWN, May 2 (Bernama) -- The free wi-fi service provided by the DAP government in Penang is a waste and a deception because it could not be fully uitilised and only available in non-strategic areas, said Gerakan Youth chief Oh Tong Keong.
"Chief Minister (Lim Guan Eng) announced the facility could be used within a radius of 100 metres of wi-fi routers but even within 20 metres, access cannot be made in housing estates and areas with large numbers of people. This is a waste," he told a press conference here Monday.
Earlier, Oh and his deputy H'ng Khoon Leng had made field tests on the free wi-fi facility in Lorong Argyll here.
Oh added that the state government should first get its act together on this first phase of its free wi-fi offering before embarking on its grand plan of the second phase which will cost RM8.49 million, involving the installation of 750 wi-fi routers.

tunku : the free wifi is just for show. the accessibility/connectivity is not important as the cm himself is busy in other states affair than in penang.he is currently in sarawak celebrating the 12 seats won by dap. administrating penang is not that important to him.penang cm spending precious time in sarawak for party celebration.hail the penangites who voted for him.after all the cm gave this project without open tender(direct nego).i was in penang last week and it was so frustrating in getting this free wifi even at the jetty.

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