--- Dinesh Joshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 29 August 2006 17:43, Trevor Warren wrote: > > Do you think this is a feasible idea?. The technicalities can be > > worked out for sure but the economics are a real suspect especially > > in a country like india where the density of laptops is 1:1000 and > > low enough for innovative ideas like this to fail to take off. > > > > Don't get me wrong....am playing devil's advocate. You indeed have > a > > good idea but something that would find better use not in > > trains/busses but rather at public places/cafes. Ofcourse, then why > > not just go on and use an AP. For that matter check out the wifi > > cafe's like CCD/Barrista, how many joints do you see having pple > > hooked over to the internet over coffee. > > Agreed but then again such people who can afford to travel with a > laptop > and _need_ an internet connection on the move won't be traveling in > regular or even cool cabs. And this also brings the whole bandwidth > pricing issue as well as the feasibility as to what actually does the > > cab driver get after considering the various costs (maintenence, > bandwidth, access etc...?) Is it truly going to be profitable? >
Disagree on many counts here. a) First of all we need to stop restricting the category of devices that will use such a system to fully loaded laptops. b) "People who can afford... .. wont be traveling". This theory is fundamentally flawed. People who are driving on the contrary will not be using their laptops. (Well lets hope so. since them driving and using cell phones is bad enough). I believe I come in the category who can afford laptops but I use cabs very sparingly. Bus is the most convenient, cost effective and environmentally friendly (hehe) way to travel. By your argument, you are restricting such of such a network to only chaffeur driven vehicles. Thats being ultra conservative. c) Employers might want to give their employees hand held devices so they are in touch. phone is already out. Blackberry is there in the market. Very soon that will trickle down to the masses too as will handheld devices that can support more applications. d) 1 cab, max 4 passengers. 1 Bus, 40 passengers. If such a system is offered, then I am sure there will be many converts from the car/cab brigade. e) Ofcourse the system will be in cafes public places too. It's only a matter of time. But having it in moving transport would further increase the reach. To summarize, its not about whether it will work or not, but when. Wager anyone? -abhishek __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
