Google TiSP, free in-home wireless broadband service

[Antonio Olivares]

Dear folks,

Google is at it again with a new service called
TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch, you
can read and find out.  Just install the google
toolbar and other things.  Find out more,

http://www.google.com/tisp/

http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html

http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html

Linux support is not there yet, but it is promised. 
Those that have dual boot can try it out and hope that
it works out.

Regards,

Antonio

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[Charles Curley]

On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 07:11:55PM -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> Dear folks,
> Google is at it again with a new service called
>
> TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch, you
> can read and find out.  Just install the google
> toolbar and other things.  Find out more,
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
>
> Linux support is not there yet, but it is promised. 
> Those that have dual boot can try it out and hope that
> it works out.

Thanks for the, ah, heads up.

[Ed Greshko]

Antonio Olivares wrote:
> Dear folks,
> Google is at it again with a new service called
>
> TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch, you
> can read and find out.  Just install the google
> toolbar and other things.  Find out more,
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
>
> Linux support is not there yet, but it is promised. 
> Those that have dual boot can try it out and hope that
> it works out.

They forgot the disclaimer that this service is not available to cesspool 
owners.

Ed

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Ed Greshko  wrote:
> Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > Dear folks,
> > Google is at it again with a new service
>
> called
> > TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch,
>
> you
> > can read and find out.  Just install the google
> > toolbar and other things.  Find out more,
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
> >
> > Linux support is not there yet, but it is
>
> promised.
> > Those that have dual boot can try it out and hope
>
> that
> > it works out.
>
> They forgot the disclaimer that this service is not
> available to cesspool 
> owners.
>
> Ed

Right!  I have a cesspool, so I cannot sign up for the
service.  Yet I can refer the offer to other friends
who can get it and sign up.  I believe it is the right
thing to do.

In the FAQ, 
http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
they answer the question

Can I use TiSP if my home uses a septic system? 
 Sorry, but no -- TiSP requires the use of a central
sewer system to connect your home to the Internet.

Regards,

Antonio

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[Ed Greshko]

Antonio Olivares wrote:
> Right!  I have a cesspool, so I cannot sign up for the
> service.  Yet I can refer the offer to other friends
> who can get it and sign up.  I believe it is the right
> thing to do.
>
> In the FAQ, 
> http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
> they answer the question
>
> Can I use TiSP if my home uses a septic system? 
>  Sorry, but no -- TiSP requires the use of a central
> sewer system to connect your home to the Internet.

Oh, I didn't get to the FAQ.  But they didn't answer if the service is 
available outside of the US.  I also wonder why they didn't design custom 
flappers so the cable would feed through the tank as opposed to the bowl.  I 
just imagine some messy situations with the current configuration.

I assume that change may come after the beta.  Then again, does Google have 
anything other than betas?

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Ed Greshko  wrote:
> Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > Right!  I have a cesspool, so I cannot sign up for
>
> the
> > service.  Yet I can refer the offer to other
>
> friends
> > who can get it and sign up.  I believe it is the
>
> right
> > thing to do.
> >
> > In the FAQ, 
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
> > they answer the question
> >
> > Can I use TiSP if my home uses a septic system? 
> >  Sorry, but no -- TiSP requires the use of a
>
> central
> > sewer system to connect your home to the Internet.
>
> Oh, I didn't get to the FAQ.  But they didn't answer
> if the service is 
> available outside of the US.

In what countries is this service available? 
 TiSP is available today in the U.S. and Canada.
Google has formed an international consortium of
utility companies, sewage system experts, toilet
manufacturers, and plumbers to develop solutions to
the many problems facing all "dark porcelain"-based
data-delivery innovators.
> I also wonder why they
> didn't design custom 
> flappers so the cable would feed through the tank as
> opposed to the bowl.  I 
> just imagine some messy situations with the current
> configuration.

I agree with you here.  Things could get messy.  But
they say that they will protect your privacy.  One bad
thing though is the ads:  This is what they say

It's good for you. Your FREE TiSP service includes a
Google Toolbar-based analysis of your dietary habits
and genetic predispositions, along with
recommendations for healthier living.

We could ignore the ads.  What else can we do?  They
say that this is how the service is payed for.
> I assume that change may come after the beta.  Then
> again, does Google have 
> anything other than betas?
>
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On 4/1/07, Ed Greshko  wrote:
> Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > Dear folks,
> > Google is at it again with a new service called
> >
> > TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch, you
> > can read and find out.  Just install the google
> > toolbar and other things.  Find out more,
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/faq.html
> >
> > Linux support is not there yet, but it is promised.
> > Those that have dual boot can try it out and hope that
> > it works out.
>
> They forgot the disclaimer that this service is not available to cesspool
> owners.
>
> Ed

Yet again, rural inhabitants with detached outhouses are left out of
the technological revolution.

[Tim]

On Sun, 2007-04-01 at 19:11 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> Google is at it again with a new service called
> TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch, you
> can read and find out.  Just install the google
> toolbar and other things.  Find out more,
>
> http://www.google.com/tisp/

You're a day late, as far as us Aussies are concerned, it's the 2nd of
April, here.  ;-)  I always preferred the gags that sounded plausible,
and you had to get much further into them before you worked out that
they were a gag.  That one gets outrageously stupid far too quickly.

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Tim  wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-01 at 19:11 -0700, Antonio Olivares
> wrote:
> > Google is at it again with a new service called
> > TiSP, a free wireless internet system.  The catch,
>
> you
> > can read and find out.  Just install the google
> > toolbar and other things.  Find out more,
> >
> > http://www.google.com/tisp/
>
> You're a day late, as far as us Aussies are
> concerned, it's the 2nd of
> April, here.  ;-)  I always preferred the gags that
> sounded plausible,
> and you had to get much further into them before you
> worked out that
> they were a gag.  That one gets outrageously stupid
> far too quickly.
>
> -- 
> (This box runs FC6, my others run FC4 & FC5, in case
> that's
>  important to the thread.)
>
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> mailbox is ignored.
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Tim,

You were right.  It went by me.  I really thought
that it was serious.  I tried getting the kit for a
friend, but I could not send the information. 
Carefully reading and checking on the internet,
confirmed your suspicions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_hoaxes

2007: Google TiSP
Google TiSP logoGoogle TiSP was a fictitious free
broadband service supposedly released by Google. This
service would make use of a standard toilet and sewage
lines to provide free Internet connectivity at a speed
of 8 Mbps (or up to 32 Mbps with a paid plan). A user
drops a weighted end of a long, Google-supplied
fiber-optic cable in their toilet and flushes it.
Around 60 minutes later, the end would be recovered
and connected to the Internet by a "Plumbing Hardware
Dispatcher (PHD)." The user then connects their end to
a Google-supplied wireless router and run the
Google-supplied installation media on a Windows XP or
Vista computer ("Mac and Linux support coming soon").
Alternatively, a user could request a professional
installation, where Google would deploy nanobots
through the plumbing to complete the process. The free
service would be supported by "discreet DNA
sequencing" of "personal bodily output" to display
online ads that relate to culinary preferences and
personal health.

Please forgive me for sending this crap to the list.

Thanks,

Antonio

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[Tim]

On Mon, 2007-04-02 at 14:50 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> Please forgive me for sending this crap to the list.

Drum roll...  Badoom tish!

Oh, I think we appreciate the odd joke.  I just wish they'd put more
effort into it.