I just finished writing a feature for J@pan Inc. magazine's April issue exa=
mining hot spots/WLAN. A lot of these issues you are talking about will be=
covered.
Mike Thuresson
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Bruce Davis <bruce.davis@imagination.com>
Reply-To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 13:59:26 +0000
>
>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 i=
dea
>> 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 belo=
w 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 w=
e'll
>> be hard-pressed to get
>> first hand stories, Bruce :=3D)
>>
>> Starbucks WLAN information
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
>>
>> >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 a=
nd
>> Compaq. MS also did a
>> deal with the fellow Seattle company in conjunction with Mobilestar to b=
ring
>> 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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