On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 11:59:53AM +0000, Dave Cross wrote: > Quoting Peter Corlett <[email protected]>: [...] >> Because almost nowhere offers it, and of those that do, it's >> usually beneath contempt. 3G actually works in the UK, and wiped >> out the nascent wifi industry years ago.
> I can't remember the last time I went into a pub that didn't have wifi. > Of course, the quality of the service often leaves much to be desired. > http://blog.dave.org.uk/2013/06/public-wifi.html Well, we can certainly get philosophical about where "wifi" sits on the line between "broadcasts a SSID" and "is backed by a reliable Internet connection", but I think it's still fair to say that public wifi is "usually beneath contempt".
