Metricom Wireless - RIP 2001

Before 3G, before EVDO, there was Metricom, a metropolitan wireless service that covered the SF bay area using unlicensed spectrum for just $30/month.

Metricom had two lives, first as SF metro service in the late 1990s and then again as a multi-city service in 2001. The original company that provided the service, Metricom, went bankrupt and has since been resurrected to offer the service in Denver and San Deigo.