A similar situation in London. Apparently we have the most WiFi hotspots in comparison to other cities [1] but you will have to pay to use the majority of these as they are operated by telecos like BT.
[1] http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/london-trounces-rest-of-world-in-quest-for-wifi-dominance/ I have a deal to use T-Mobile hotspots but never used them as I just leave my device connected via 3G. The only time I switch to WiFi outside my house is when I am at my local pub which has poor GSM signal and free WiFI. Having said that, the only application I tend to hammer the 3G on is Internet radio. I like to chillax to KCRW on my commute! John. 2008/12/18 The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler <ras...@rasterman.com>: [snip] >> >> Improving to 3G is therefore a "nice to have" for me. Not mandatory. > > here is where i'd disagree. i can walk down my street in sydney - 100% of wifi > spots are locked (wep/wpa etc.) - no one opens them. yopur choice is "spotty" > wifi hotspots you have to pay for. the other option is 3g (umts/hsdpa etc.) > which has pretty good coverage most areas in urban settings - even outside. i > think there seems to be some assumption that wifi is so widespread in urban > areas (and it comes at a cost equal to or cheaper than 3g datarates). this is > not the case in australia. not to mention the datarates for 3g are MUCH less > than 2g - they give you a discount for 3g data, but for 2g, it's rap you silly > per kilobyte. why? the phone network's 2g data setup was NOT designed for > heavy > data usage - it's being abused for data and that impacts call quality and the > providers will appropriately price the service based on the network ability to > provide. so 3g is reasonable. for 2g i will never pay for it as its > outragoeus. > > -- > ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- > The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
