Wireless Internet: PolI: If your city offered free Wi-Fi access, would you...
- 7/6/07 11:10 AM
Every technology is slow.
by Archus - 7/9/07 5:46 AM In reply to: PolI: If your city offered free Wi-Fi access, would you... by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Which is why it saddens me to see so many people dismiss this technology out of hand. Think of all the possible future implications. Yeah, it's great that you have 6 mbps (though I doubt you hit it). You'll still need that kind of speed to play games and any other truely high bandwidth application, but let's face it. Any website publisher can tell you that you're basic webpage doesn't use anywhere near that amount of bandwidth and to be honest a decent wi-fi setup is fine for a lot of things, like finding directions, running a wifi phone, using your computer at a cafe, etc. Sure the tech is still in it's infancy, and I'm sure most of you don't remember true dial up speeds like the 14.4 and the 28.8 which were both standards for access. The more people willing to embrace new technology the more strides the technology will make.
No, I wouldn't stop paying for access, since high bandwidth programs are a staple for me, however, I would gladly embrace public wi-fi.
I'm with you.
by ikjadoon - 7/9/07 7:49 AM In reply to: Every technology is slow. by ArchusHehe, bandwidth is not the issue. Reliability and consistency is what I'm looking for.
I still haven't made the leap with trusting wireless. It just doesn't feel right!
~Ibrahim~
Free public Wi-Fi? Great supplement, but not a replacement.
by cgramer - 7/9/07 9:50 AM In reply to: Every technology is slow. by ArchusIf I had a notebook computer, I would certainly use free public Wi-Fi if provided by my city to do things like checking email or surfing the web while not at home. It would sure beat paying for Wi-Fi at places like Starbucks, so I'm all for it. However, it would never replace my home broadband connection, as I need the greater speed and reliability for downloading, playing online games, and living my Second Life. My ISP has nothing to fear from free public Wi-Fi, at least not on my account. 
PolI: If your city offered free Wi-Fi access, would you...
by sandi_o - 7/21/07 1:13 PM In reply to: PolI: If your city offered free Wi-Fi access, would you... by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
It depends on the speed difference and city connection requirements. If the speed is close to my DSL and connection is easy, then I would drop my private connection after a couple of months just to make sure everything was working okay.
But if it was slower, no, I would keep my DSL because I use it for work a lot.
Like to save money, but saving time is more important.
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