Comments on: The Gadget Show http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/ Random thoughts from a far off place Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:31:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ichilton http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/comment-page-1/#comment-3824 ichilton Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:48:35 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/#comment-3824 YES! - free Wifi would be great but it seems to have turned into another excuse to make money in this country. Most hotels have Wifi now but it's always payable like BTOpenZone - even though you've paid however much for the hotel room to be there. They seem to have a better idea in the US - when I was there a few years ago now, there was free Wifi in the lobby of our hotel in New York - I did without when we were in Orlando but then had my own cable modem in our room in Sarasota. YES! - free Wifi would be great but it seems to have turned into another excuse to make money in this country. Most hotels have Wifi now but it’s always payable like BTOpenZone - even though you’ve paid however much for the hotel room to be there.

They seem to have a better idea in the US - when I was there a few years ago now, there was free Wifi in the lobby of our hotel in New York - I did without when we were in Orlando but then had my own cable modem in our room in Sarasota.

]]> By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/comment-page-1/#comment-3814 Steven Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:40:02 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/#comment-3814 WiFi should definitely be free in restaurants and bars. It's so cheap to offer and so useful. I can appreciate why adding WiFi to a whole hotel or a train is expensive enough that you want to charge for it, but WiFi in a bar or restaurant only needs one ADSL line and a cheap router. Linking into what Ian (ichilton) said, the presenters seem to know what they're doing. To demonstrate the free WiFi idea, one of the presenters put a wireless router in a rucksack, connected to a 12v battery and a 3G data card, thus creating a mobile WiFi hotspot. I was suitably impressed. WiFi should definitely be free in restaurants and bars. It’s so cheap to offer and so useful. I can appreciate why adding WiFi to a whole hotel or a train is expensive enough that you want to charge for it, but WiFi in a bar or restaurant only needs one ADSL line and a cheap router.

Linking into what Ian (ichilton) said, the presenters seem to know what they’re doing. To demonstrate the free WiFi idea, one of the presenters put a wireless router in a rucksack, connected to a 12v battery and a 3G data card, thus creating a mobile WiFi hotspot. I was suitably impressed.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Stephen Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:18:26 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/#comment-3811 Some interesting articles on their site - I'm looking at their Free WiFi campaign now. I wonder which of the 'big coffee chains' is considering giving out free WiFi? Some interesting articles on their site - I’m looking at their Free WiFi campaign now. I wonder which of the ‘big coffee chains’ is considering giving out free WiFi?

]]> By: ichilton http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 ichilton Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/02/20/131/#comment-3800 Yeah, agreed - i've watched the Gadget Show for a few series - some of it can be a bit boring but some things they do/say are really interesting and as you say, the prices they quote seem to be competitive prices. Yeah, agreed - i’ve watched the Gadget Show for a few series - some of it can be a bit boring but some things they do/say are really interesting and as you say, the prices they quote seem to be competitive prices.

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