Sarick
It's Only Logical
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USA
1 edit | What about all those Holes did they fix'em
From what I remember their WI-fi was so full of security problems is was sickening.
Have they fixed those? |
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rosco
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join:2003-11-10
USA | Would you like fries, porn, viagra, or the lowest mortgage rates in years with that??? |
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Jehu
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join:2002-09-13
MA
| reply to Sarick
said by Sarick  :
From what I remember their WI-fi was so full of security problems is was sickening.
not to mention the food..... blech
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korym
Go Wisp's
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Richmond, VA
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| said by Jehu :
not to mention the food..... blech
Actually, I could go for a Big Mac w/ fries.  
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | Keyboard lube?
Just what I want, greasy laptop keys. 
Two all beef patties, special sauce, cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions all over your wireless device. |
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INeedAName
@comcast.net | Not Cometa...
Just a note... as the article points out, Cometa is only one of a few companies bidding for this project, and the article even suggests they're not the leading candidate. |
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KAD Imaging
Just Shoot It
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join:2002-09-21
Hialeah, FL
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to Jehu
Re: What about all those Holes did they fix'em
Burger King is better! 
/homer voice on
Mmmm....Whop-per!
/homer voice off
Besides, who would wanna hang out in a fast food joint anyway? |
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
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join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
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·Comcast
·AT&T Midwest
| I can't remember...
I can't remember the last time I ate in a fast food place.
If anything, I would try and find a place in the parking lot with a good signal and do stuff there.
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martmann
join:2000-12-11
Federal Way, WA | There is a McDs a couple of miles from my house that has it Signal strength was fine in the lot on the window side of the building, but dropped out when going around back. |
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xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
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join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA | who the hell eats at mickey d's anyway?
the food just plain SUCKS and im sure as hell not gonna go there to use free wifi.
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djrobsd
join:2002-01-24
San Diego, CA
| They need to do a lot more then offer wifi
I hope they've done their homework, and know what kind of food and drinks people who use laptops and wifi enjoy. Starbucks did good with their service, because their typical clientele is the type that would normally carry around a laptop, pda, and cell phone. The urban warriors if you will.
Mcdonalds, on the other hand, doesn't seem like such a place to me, and the atmosphere in a mcdonalds is not warm and inviting like it is at Starbucks - which, to me, is going to prevent this service from being successful.
However, on the other hand, Mcdonalds, like Starbucks, is almost everywhere, and it would be nice to know there is another place I can get logged in when I'm out of town - provided the price is right. The starbucks one proves to be too pricey for me, since I rarely use it. If I used it 5+ times a month, it would be worth the service fees for me, but I don't, so it's not worth the $29.99 a month or whatever they charge. |
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INeedAName
@comcast.net | reply to INeedAName
Re: Not Cometa...
Oh sure... Now you go and change the headline to take out Cometa and I (anonymous as I am) look like a fool... |
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MrMaster
What If
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Austin, TX
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| reply to djrobsd
Re: They need to do a lot more then offer wifi
I eat plenty of McDonalds and would love a hotspot to download email during the lunch.
The problem is with the greasy keys or greasy pda. I need to copyright this idea here but there should be a browser that works as well as my cellphone for voice commands to go to your favorite websites.
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ccb056
join:2002-04-05
West Lafayette, IN | wont work
The average people who go to McDonalds dont have a laptop, I don't think this will be very effective. |
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Brisk
Qwest's Spirit Of Service Inaction
join:2003-07-11
Colorado Springs, CO
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·Qwest.net
| "Harmful if swallowed"
That warning should be on all McFood. Every time I see their ad I think "Those McGriddles must taste awful."
Starbucks is uncomfortable enough when you're a cheap-ass, but McDonald's is even more uncomfortable if you're a vegetarian. Nothing can be safely consumed in that place, vegetarian or not.
As much as I love Wi-Fi, nothing will get me into a McDonalds ever again.
I ask you, who is this FOR?
Don't spend money making the food any healthier or anything...they have an overweight, dying clientelle and all they have to show for it is T1 wireless? |
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Zman0001
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Whitewater, WI
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Marketing Genious
I think its a great idea.
The whole idea based around McDonalds is the idea of convenience. It would be great in cities where people are constantly rushing around and need to check their email, vpn into their work, etc. (Provided they don't have wireless service that does that already)
Students would probably make a big use of this as well.. It would definitely draw people in to spend more time in the McDonalds atmosphere, which is exactly what they want.
I can't see it being a big thing in rural areas, where everything is much more laid-back. From my experience the wi-fi computer/device user demographic becomes less and less common as you get to less densely populated areas.
My $.02 
Z |
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osme
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join:2001-09-07
Hamilton, ON | reply to Brisk
Re: "Harmful if swallowed"
McGriddles give you the McShittles. |
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TheMadSwede
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join:2001-01-30
Holland, MI
·Charter Pipeline
| reply to Brisk
said by Brisk :
Don't spend money making the food any healthier or anything...they have an overweight, dying clientelle and all they have to show for it is T1 wireless?
Why should they make their food healthier? It's a fast food restaurant. Only a doofus would expect the food to be healthy. Should Krispy Kreme start making "healthy" donuts because their donuts make people fat? Let's rip on bars and taverns because they haven't found a way to reduce beer guts and ugly people from hooking up after imbibing a bit too much. It's all about choices.
If the food sucks, the food sucks. But do you really expect fast-food restaurants to be held to a different standard than other business and restaurants just because the food grosses you out?
I predict McD's wireless stuff will fail. I also predict the reason for it failing will not be because their menu grosses out vegetarians.
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GTYYYY
| reply to xdeadhead
Re: who the hell eats at mickey d's anyway?
i can see it now....buy five cheeseburgers for 5$ and get wifi for 5 minutes free.or wifi will be put on the dollar menue by the minute..it makes me wanna puke |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to TheMadSwede
Re: "Harmful if swallowed"
said by TheMadSwede :
said by Brisk :
Don't spend money making the food any healthier or anything...they have an overweight, dying clientelle and all they have to show for it is T1 wireless?
Why should they make their food healthier? It's a fast food restaurant. Only a doofus would expect the food to be healthy. Should Krispy Kreme start making "healthy" donuts because their donuts make people fat? Let's rip on bars and taverns because they haven't found a way to reduce beer guts and ugly people from hooking up after imbibing a bit too much. It's all about choices.
If the food sucks, the food sucks. But do you really expect fast-food restaurants to be held to a different standard than other business and restaurants just because the food grosses you out?
I predict McD's wireless stuff will fail. I also predict the reason for it failing will not be because their menu grosses out vegetarians.
As a matter of fact krispy kreme is making a healthier doughnut(read: no flavor) it was just on the news last night. on a side note ever since mcdonalds went with the 'heathier oil' their fries arent as tasty as they were before.
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