Art, > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:15:01 -0800 (PST) > From: Art > Subject: Re: (OT) Recommended Good Wireless Places in the Valley > > --- George wrote: > > I got a wireless adapter for my laptop and went to Barns & Noble > > (B&N) to > > test it out. It worked way to easily. Something must be wrong. What > > ever > > happened to ignoring the KISS principle? > > > > The opportunity, The connection at B&N coffee shop requires something > > like > > SBC's freedonlink (19.95 a month or other plans) to get to the real > > world. > > Don't mind paying but would like to know that the plan of use has > > good > > acceptance thru-out the valley (not just B&N). > > > > Surely there are a lot of PLUGers out there using such wireless > > points and I > > am hoping they will share there preferred haunts. > So, you're saying you don't get it, unless you're subscribed to "SBC"? > If you do, then it's "KISS"? Those were intended to be two separate thoughts. One being "I can't believe how easy it was to connect to B&N's high speed system. And, the other, once connected, you really can't do much (except visit B&N's books for sell page) without further connecting thru something like SBC's freedomlink which is pay for service. Then there was a third thought (implied), who likes what service (i.e. SBC's and/or other) and what does it cost, and where are such access points. I don't mind spending dollars (prefer not to) but, I don't want to paint myself into a corner such that access is greatly restrict to a few not, so handy places (i.e. B&N). > > BTW, I just noticed my neighbourhood now has a lot of wireless > activity, which makes me think, "High School kids wanting to play the > 'Kill-em-All' games from Nintendo and Microsoft... and parents who > are willing to pay the price..." > Just fired up the box at home and found none. Where are the gamers when you really need them??? > Thanks, > > Art > George --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss