said by CXM_Splicer:As a matter of fact, I am posting this now while sitting in my truck via a Time Warner free (for subscribers) hotspot. I don't have LTE for my Xoom and usually don't have a problem finding a connection in NYC.
Do you subscribe to cellular service?
said by CXM_Splicer:IMO, much of the anti-free-WiFi sentiments are from people who have a financial interest in the success of LTE.
Maybe for some. I have a financial interest and I just don't see how spotty, "free" WiFi, subject to much interference and disparate networks, can compete on quality of service with a properly configured 3G/4G network. Maybe some are willing to put up with less, but I for one want my wireless communications device to work everywhere, whenever I need it, not when I'm within a few hundred feet of a WAP that may or may not be open and free. Not to mention how do you do voice walking around a smattering of different WiFi networks? I have a difficult time seeing WiFi significantly impact cellular providers anytime soon.