my mistake - i tried to use it in near times square.NYC and they told me
they had taken out the access - link below suggests it was a close run
thing.
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_911001,00.html
Graham Brown wrote:
>
> >Bruce wrote
> >[snip] anyhow it was pulled after a few months. classic case of great idea
> with
> >unsure business model. perhaps a bit ahead of its time in terms of old
> >802.11b? be interested if anyone actually used it.
>
> I agree - good idea , not sure of the business model... (prices are below so
> you can judge whether
> it's value-for-$$$)
>
> Here's some information the project, which I hope helps. There's an
> interesting point in one industry blog recently of
> how "...everyone's talking about it but nobody's using it!" - so maybe we'll
> be hard-pressed to get
> first hand stories, Bruce :=)
>
> Starbucks WLAN information
> ==========================
>
> >It was tried in the US in conjunction with a WASP - the name escapes me.
>
> The trial was run in conjunction with Mobilestar Network Corp of Texas and
> Compaq. MS also did a
> deal with the fellow Seattle company in conjunction with Mobilestar to bring
> their portal to the
> users.
>
> http://www.mobilestar.com/starbucks_update.asp
>
> The fees are from $2.50 for 15 minutes of access to monthly rate plans
> priced at $15.95 for 200 minutes, $34.95 for 500 minutes and $59.95 for
> unlimited access. MobileStar plans to initially install one wireless LAN
> radio in each Starbucks shop. Each node can support 20-40 users
>
> The rollout is currently available in the following cities -
>
> Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
> Seattle/Tacoma
> San Francisco Bay Area
> New York City Metro Area
> Houston
> Austin
>
> I'd also recommend
>
> "Asia at the forefront of the WLAN industry"
> http://www.wirelessworldforum.com/w2fnews11530.html
>
> detailing how Asia has 1000s more hotspots than the Europe and US thanks to
> recent rollouts by Hanaro in Korea and Japan Telecom / WISNET in Tokyo.
>
> More recent information on WLAN
>
> The WLAN vs 3G argument
> http://www.wirelessworldforum.com/w2fnews11631.html
>
> Wi-Fi the quiet revolution
> http://www.wirelessworldforum.com/news/w2fnews11704.html
>
> Hope this helps budding WLAN peeps
>
> GB
>
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