Future Wireless - at the Dana Centre - no one can get out except through http

In the Dana Centre of the Science Museum no one can hear your packets . . . .

I'm here for the Future Wireless Event - a joint production of Cybersalon & Open Spectrum UK (John Wilson!).

Of course, as Peter Cochrane said to me just before the event started - "You know you're back in the UK when you can't get any connectivity".

So we've got browser access (hurrah!) but no ftp, no smtp, no udp. No Skype! All ports blocked. They've got a wiki though - but I can't seem to find it . . .

Now of course I thought "Ah ha - at least I can use my trusty mobile phone" - slightly more bandwidth than a piece of damp string but it'll work at least to upload a few blog entries (text o'course). Guess what - no mobile phone coverage!

And the reason? "It's the Science Museum - you're not at some free networks event now".

So what will please Lindsey Annison and Adrian Wooster and Helen Anderson who have recently organised Community Network events in deepest darkest rural areas - is here I am - I can SEE the Science Museum's Dana Centre 4 wireless channels - but I have less connectivity than I had in Churchill in Oxon or South Witham in Lincs.