If by chance you had not heard Google teamed up with Feeva to provide Free WiFi in San Francisco, CA in two locations one of them being Union Square. In Google's initial proposal to blanket the entire city Google cited it's already superb ability to provide ubiquitous fast search results worldwide in a matter of seconds and suggested that it could provide 1mbit connectivity in all areas of the City.

Although the City to my knowledge has yet to accept a proposal for the entire City to be blanketed with Wifi, Google pushed forward to offer service with Feeva. The result is not what you would expect from a service with the Google name attached to it.

Imagine dial-up provided to you in a wireless format and that is what the Google WiFi with Feeva essentially provides. You can be within 10-20 feet of the physical location that the signal is broadcasted from and you will have slow laggy connectivity and your connection is constantly dropped and most of the time it is slower than a 56k connection.

If you go to the Seattle's Best Cafe in Border's you could ask any person with their laptop or iPhone or other mobile device out how they feel about the WiFi service and they will outright describe it bluntly as a serious disappointment.

Feeva alone describes its company as a innovator in WiFi although with the partnership with Google they still cannot provide a solid WiFi service? I find it very unusual that small business such as Cafes and Motels and even the City Library can provide fast and stable WiFi!

Just on a side note I did try another Feeva/Google WiFi Hotspot in the Mission Bay near the Giants stadium and the service is excellent there so it seems like just the Union Square Feeva/Google hotspot is suffering from poor signal and horrible lag.

I e-mail Feeva's press and public affairs office to report the issues people are encountering in the Union Square location.