Plus: Some places in NYC do it this way. Run banners ads if you want
the service free. Pay a fee for no ads.
On Aug 26, 2008, at 4:50 PM, bob73121 wrote:
I tried to get traction with this idea twice before. Once about one
and a half years ago throgh the UEZ coordinator. My idea then was to
coordinate with the Board of Education, the UEZ, the Chamber of
Commerce, and Asbury Partners to fund a WiFI for the City as a whole.
One, it would give school kids a free link to the outside world, and
two, it would have provided a great publicity link to both the
downtown and the boardwalk areas. Nothing was done.
Lastly, I talked to Gary Motolla about one year ago about this idea,
and he did not show any interest indicating problems with the
technology.
Bob
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "cwpvt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Since we are just talking about maybe two blocks wide, by the
length of
> the boardwalk (or maybe just from the Casion to CH), would Comcast,
> Cablevision or Verizon do this for the publicity, let them put up
some
> signs saying Free WiFi Provided by.... They could also do a better
job
> of maintaining it, since the city can't keep it's website or webcam
> going.
> Now, does anyone know someone at any of those companies?
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
> >
> > Jack you are correct - this would be a good draw. I wouldn't
mind
> > surfing the net while getting a tan. We go to the beach for
> sometimes
> > 12 hours straight. I get bored of swimming and would certainly
go to
> > the net if I could.
> >
> > I didn't understand the comment about money. The whole idea of a
> WiFi
> > hotspot is that its free. It never makes money. It's a cheap
loss
> > leader to bring people in.
> >
> > It's a good idea, Jack.
> >
>
