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August 18, 2003
WiFi is a Condiment

Confronted by Starbuck's extortionate rates for wireless internet access, this Wired article makes a great analogy: "Charging for online usage would be like charging for salt and pepper." Because of the high cost of setting up and managing a pay-per-use network, it's a better investment for a cafe to just give it away.

Now I just need to buy one of these nifty "Wi-Finders" and wander around London for a while.
Posted at 10:26 AM | Comments (2)
Category: Internet



 Comments on this article:

save your money on the wifinder, i hear they're useless.

 Posted by: tom on August 21, 2003 5:19 AM

yep that Kensington one picture has some serious negative word of mouth. Gizmodo however says there is one that works: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/008341.php

good luck figuring out where its sold...

 Posted by: Abe on August 26, 2003 2:21 PM