Hi: Verizon has locations of payphones and you can search for nearby businesses (like Starbucks!) https://www33.verizon.com/wifi/login/locations/locations-remote.jsp
I would like them to adjust their serach engine to allow starting with an address and showing the nearest WiFi payphones. BTW, I have wondered about the Commeta story: A Public Hot spot within 5 minute walk of where you are, but from a pratical standpoint, which way do you walk? Maybe you are already there! I remember wandering around the Atlanta airport knowing there was a hot spot, but not knowing where it is. Stu -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Puneet B Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [BAWUG] SBC to offer WiFi access through pay phones Hi, > SBC to offer WiFi access through pay phones > Telecom SBC said that it plans to offer public WiFi access through > its pay phones, a move in response to Verizon's recent announcement > to launch WiFi service through 1,000 pay phones in the New York City. Quite a few carriers (I think Rogers in Canada had also announced something similar) are planning to use pay-phones for WiFi access. While it does seem to solve the issue of backhaul, has anyone on the group actually seen a deployment? Are these payphones near places where you can actually sit and browse for an hour in relative peace? Having WiFi access in Borders, Starbucks, libraries or for that matter even in MacDonalds also has the advantage that you have a place to sit (& possible even recharge your laptop battery as you browse). Thoughts on these payphone-hotspots? The location is convenient for the people deploying, but what about the customers? -Puneet _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
