Several spots in NYC offer free wireless - most notably Bryant Park
(http://www.bryantpark.org/amenities/wireless.php) and several places
in Central
Park(http://www.centralpark.com/pages/general-info/wireless-access-in-central-park.html).
It really is a draw - LOTS of people with laptops both working and
just surfing - now with iPhones, even more useful. I use both regularly
In the scope of things it is not that costly to implement - especially
considering the value delivered.
Robb
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I honestly don't think it's about making money, it's more about
adding a cool and
> attractive thing to the beach/boardwalk. If you go to most of the
coffeeshops on
> Cookman, they have free WIFI. I could see a benefit from having it
at the beach. It would
> be just one other thing to sell the idea of coming to our boardwalk
to the masses.
> Blackberry people and anybody who uses WIFI would love it.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Allan Peterson <nnjallans1@> wrote:
> >
> > They have tried this is several cities and it has not made any money.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Jack Pitzer <hinge98@>
> > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:24:03 PM
> > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: What about WIFI on our boardwalk and beach?
> >
> >
> > I'm really surprised that nobody commented on this. We could
really benefit by being
> tech
> > friendly. Having wifi at the beach for free could really help us,
because it could be
> > advertised as a benefit to our parking and beach fees. No other nj
town or city that I
> know
> > of is offering such a service. Could set an example with this, and
get publicity at the
> same
> > time
> >
> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@ > wrote:
> > >
> > > I just got a new iPhone 3G through work. It's absolutely
amazing, but 3G doesn't
> > always work
> > > well in AP yet. It made me think that it would be cool if our
boardwalk and beach had
> > one
> > > big, free WIFI hotspot. I think people would use it and probably
rave about it.
> > >
> >
>
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