Just having WiFi doesn't mean you can connect just anywhere. Most places, you need to open an account to pay for your access. Someone who wants a Starbucks account must register an account with its provider, T-Mobile. Lots of hotels have the same system but
with a different carrier, along with some airports. Don't forget your home access point -- yet another account to mind. With so many accounts to juggle, it's difficult for someone who wants WiFi everywhere to keep up. Is there any effort to consolidate WiFi service?
The Cloud in the UK seems to be a somewhat workable system -- is there anything like that afoot in the US?
Will consumer frustration lead buyers to abandon WiFi in favor of 3G wireless services like WiMax and EVDO, which don't chain users to a single coffee shop or airport to have
an access point?
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Babba
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It is strange to miss a parent who has not been around for almost as long
as they were around. Because it is not so much a missing them as it is a
regret ...
11 years ago
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