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Cometa WiFi Hotspot Network To Shut Down
Glenn Fleishman writes "The folks who announced in Dec. 2002 that they would install 20,000 for-fee Wi-Fi hotspots across the U.S. within two years ago reached several hundred locations in 18 months before shutting down today. Cometa Networks was funded partly by Intel Capital, and had AT&T and IBM's involvement in building the network. The firm resold access to its network, and urged partners to charge low rates, like $3 to $5 per day or $12 per month for unlimited access. Cometa lost its best chance for a big network last month, when McDonald's picked Wayport to build out over 12,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.S." There's now an official press release up, with the CEO noting: "We do not think this reflects on the strength of the Wi-Fi industry or value proposition."
Its not FREE you idiots, its FEE.
jesus people! learn some fucking reading comprehension skills! the article and blurb both clearly say FEE, yet everyone who's posted so far is talking about FREE. i would've thought that you guys would know the difference...
That's close to what McDonald's does- handing out WayPoint passwords with Extra Value Meal purchases (that is, when you can get the illegal alien at the counter to understand the English for "Internet").
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