Internet of Bins: Wi-Fi to come to New York trash cans
by Hannah Jane Parkinson from Technology | The Guardian on (#EH1B)
Waste company BigBelly applies for mayoral grant in New York City to provide free 75Mbps internet - via its litter baskets
The struggle is real. Out and about and the 4G isn't cutting it. People used to cheekily pop into cafes to use the loo - now it's to briefly pilfer Wi-Fi.
Well, this rubbish situation might soon be fixed, with potential blanket Wi-Fi coming to the streets of New York, courtesy of " bins.
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