What if there were a coffee shop where coffee and snacks were free, but Internet access, newspapers, power connections, copy machines, etc. had a fee, and to stay there you had to spend a certain amount per hour. And if you could earn credit by working there or providing your skilled labor - sys admin, graphic design, carpentry.
Wrap your head around that one. Josh >Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:31:04 -0400 >From: Anthony Townsend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Polls/surveys about wireless usage (by coffee buyers, >etc.)? >To: "freelance writer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > >I think that nosone has systematscally asked these questions. > >In fact, I think that many coffee shop owners are not excited about >wireless users lurking since they don't make a lot of additional >purchases. Rumor has it that more than one Starbucks' manager has >deliberately disconnected the Tmobile APs to deter wireless campers in >their stores. > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
