On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Mike Outmesguine wrote:
> Two years ago, sharing wireless internet access from your DSL line was
> fringe. Now it's differentiating broadband companies like the niche
> provider Speakeasy from behemoths like Time-Warner cable.
Who pays extra (for plain-old home usage, anyway) for extra users when the
same $69 box that gives you wireless also NATs your add'l boxes?
>
> Sean's use may be fringe right now - but I could see where using a PDA and
> laptop at the same time would be nice. What about wi-fi/3G phones? Will
> T-mobile require another user account to use multiple devices carried by the
> same person?
They'll do it by MAC address, I imagine. Who knows if they have the
infrastructure to do that now w/o having to spend extra for it (which will
be reflected in my bill, no doubt).
> I still say customer needs are the rule. Even fringe
Uh huh. That's an easy way to go broke, too. This analogy is akin to
wanting to watch another movie in coach than the rest of the plane- you
either spend the $$ for 1st class and get personal screens (two accounts),
bring your own DVD player (Mike's "crossover cable" solution), or fly
an airline that has personal screens in coach anyway (Boingo). You don't
complain about it if you just can't get it (but if you do, I'd like to
be there when you go "customer is always right" and have the stews laugh
at you, OK?)
-Kenny
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