amungus
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join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
| free is always nice
heck yes. the internet being more free. some good news for a change. better not let ATT know or they'll want to charge more for all that content those users might be providing.
more internet services should be free like this so that more people can access the net without worrying about another bill they might not be able to pay. |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | Let's hope this isn't spyware ....
I hope there isn't any special softwae needed to attach to this network that fills your screen with pop-ups and other surprises. |
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hpguru
Curb Your Dogma
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join:2002-04-12 |  No thank you
I don't need no stinkin' adware. |
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aztecnology
O Rly?
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join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA | reply to amungus
Re: free is always nice
Advertising wins again... |
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dogo88
join:2001-09-24
Old Bridge, NJ | Exactly, nothing is free. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | God is entering broadband
God is thinking about charging us all for using the electrons he created. He is going to try an recover some of the costs that us earthlings have been using. Go-Go free wifi |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
|  For-fee, ad-supported main option for public WiFi
Looks like all the public WiFi projects are migrating to either a for-fee model or an ad supported model. With Google and others being the main supporters of advertising models, and Earthlink the main for-fee model(like Philadelphia WiFi project). Over the long haul I'd bet the ad supported model will win out. I doubt that the for-fee advocates will make enough money in public WiFi to stay profitable. There just won't be enough users who will want to pay for the poor speeds and coverage of public WiFi.
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BVT
join:2004-10-25
Mount Juliet, TN
| Good development
Who cares about adverts? There will be a crack out that will take care of any software that you must install so you can get rid of the ads.
There will be a workaround as soon as someone gets tired of the junk. Even better, probably be a hot bed of warez with no way to track it.
Free the content!!!:D;) |
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goofydoofy
| what the ads will look like
»www.metrofi.com/advertisers.html |
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jdir
join:2001-05-04
Santa Clara, CA | MetroFi - Faster than some neighboor WIFI
I did a test this morning - getting close to 600Kbps !! Faster than some neighboor open WIFI  |
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xsiddalx
join:2005-03-11
Chicago, IL
 ·AT&T Yahoo
| anyone remember NetZero?
Remember those ads not more than 5 years ago that
promised "totally free internet"? Didn't they all
eventually roll into United online?
LOL
Sounds like they need:
1)A continuing stream of ads
2)A reduction in staff
3)Reduction in marketing???
4)A ten-fold increase in subs !!!
This is dead before birth.... |
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