The most interesting thing I got from this article is T-Mobile's claim that it is more secure (and more reliable) than free hotspots. Anybody got any idea how they can claim that? I've used their service and it wasn't running any security as far as I could tell. Mike Ellsworth The WiMAX Guys, LLC StratVantage Consulting, LLC 952-525-1584 mellsworth at stratvantage.com www.StratVantage.com www.TheWiMAXGuys.com Get a free one-hour wireless network evaluation. Forward this message to freebie at theWiMAXGuys.com They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin, ~1784 -----Original Message----- From: tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org [mailto:tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org] On Behalf Of Andy Warner Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 9:44 AM To: wireless at tc-unwired.net; tcwug-list at tcwug.org Subject: [TCWUG] Another point on the wifi hotspot business model curve.. Apologies in advance if this ends up being one of those "subscriber-only" pages that drops you through to a login screen; but the NYTimes carried the following article about the growth of free hot-spots, contrasted with the fortunes of pay-per-use hot spots; along with the struggle to find a sustainable business model for the pay-per-use carriers. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/07/technology/07wifi.html?8hpib=&pagewanted=a ll&position= -- andyw at pobox.com Andy Warner Voice: (612) 801-8549 Fax: (208) 575-5634 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list