Hello FW,
I haven't seen any polls in relation to this, and NYCwireless hasn't
taken any formal polls either. But if you would like to coordinate one, I
could assist you.
-Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "freelance writer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 2:25 AM
Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Project: EASILY and CHEAPLY (un)wiring a
coffeeshop without a PC
> Following up my own email in the interest of providing some sort of
resource
> for other people/small businesses as I mentioned at the end of my email,
> does anyone (the Business Outreach Group?) have any data on customer
> behavior as it pertains to wireless ethernet? For example, polls must
have
> been taken asking what percentage of people would go to coffee shop x over
y
> if x had wireless ethernet (free) and y didn't. I'm sure this has all
been
> published, I just don't know where.
>
> Again, many thanks. Looking forward to any possible insights from the
> group.
>
>
>
> >From: "freelance writer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [nycwireless] Project: EASILY and CHEAPLY (un)wiring a coffee
shop
> >without a PC
> >Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 01:59:16 -0400
> >
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I've been an avid reader of this list for some time(just re-subscribed),
> >but my lack of experience on the *nix side of the world (relative to my
> >experience in the Microsoft world) has been a bit of an achilles' heel
for
> >me. Having recently been laid off, I'm thinking of doing a selfish good
> >deed by helping a local coffee shop install an AP.
> >
> >The thing is, I think convincing a small coffee shop to pay a minimum
> >$150/month or so to install a free service is going to be hard enough
> >without bringing in a scary-looking PC and trying to convince them that
> >it'll all be OK. The idea would be to buy a linksys/d-link box that
didn't
> >suck.
> >
> >Off the top of my head, a few things I would want if I owned the shop.
> >
>
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