Absolutely! I know people who work locally, but don't really want to head home to use the internet. They know ALL the free hotspots and hit them as needed...generally buying something from the host business as well.
Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CHUCK PROFITO Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 5:50 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households havenoInternet...and donotplan to get it MARLON, Starting to agree here. Some of our odd ones: I have 2 fruit stands, adding a third tomorrow, many restaurants, one big o tire and an oil change place, an 89 year old widow ( family tree stuff, can't spell) and a couple of mechanic shops and a truck shop. And some have home connections also, when that happens we single bill the business with 10% off. Why do they have it? Internet banking, parts look up, comparison shopping the competition, business and personal e mail, and customer open hotspots. It's a big draw for travelers and sales people. They will schedule their time and service stops where they have access. Hell, an oil change stop is not wasted time any more, their working in the waiting room, they're doing presentations at the coffee shop, and touring real estate & selling property , and doing loan apps over lunch, live on my network. AND THE OWNERS GET TO USE IT TOO ! Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providing High Speed Broadband to Rural Central California -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn DiPietro Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 2:09 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have noInternet...and donotplan to get it Marlon, Are you sure you are in the business of selling Internet? You find more excuses why potential customers don't need your services. The Internet is NOT just for entertainment. So I suppose this tire shop doesn't use a phone, make appointments, order parts, check on parts ordered, have a bank account and making so much money that they don't need to find ways to save time and money? Do you really believe that none of these businesses in your area have a need for an Internet connection? If you do then it is time to find something else to sell. Regards, Dawn DiPietro Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > >> Marlon, >> >> It's so much easier for you to justify the whole thing by saying >> everyone that wants internet access has it. There is no way education >> and economics would change this situation? > > What situation????? If one doesn't know about internet by now there's > no level of "education" that will change that. > > The local tire shop doesn't have internet access. And why should > they? The do tires and pump gas. What will the internet do for them? > Really..... > > Same for the local drive in, coffee shop, brewery etc. Sure they all > have internet access at home OR the office, but who needs it in both? > > In the end, is it up to us to force this new technology on people? > No. It's up to them to find a way to use it. They have businesses or > lives that don't need internet access or broadband. What the heck is > wrong with that? > > What I'm saying is that MOST of those that honestly do have a NEED for > broadband access, of some kind, have it today. The rest don't have it > cause they don't want it. > >> There is information that should have been included in this article >> to better explain the real situation but the author of this article >> does tell the story the way they see it as most people do. > > I think that much of the press that says that the US is behind the > rest of the world ignores that fact that MOST of the time people spend > on line is for entertainment. It's a play thing. The internet is > taking away from TV not creating something new. Is it really a big > deal if people would rather read a book or watch TV? > > Is it realy a bad thing that folks in the US can find other things to > do besides sitting in front of the computer? I think not. > >> >> How is that rock treating you these days? No tigers I assume. ;-) > > Which rock? The one I live on? Still hard to grow a lawn here. grin > >> >> Regards, >> Dawn DiPietro >> >> >> >> Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >>> Two thoughts here Dawn. >>> >>> First, any bets as to how many of the 22% that "can't afford the >>> computer etc." DO have cable TV? I know what the numbers are like >>> in MY area.... It's near 100%. >>> >>> Next, if 17% say that they don't know how to use the internet it's >>> cause they don't want to. Every town here has FREE internet access. >>> Open to the public in the library. Everyone also has friends with >>> computers that would let their friends use the internet on if it was >>> needed. >>> >>> No, as much as we technogeeks like to think that the world would >>> come to an end without internet access, the truth of the matter is >>> that it's still possible to live one's life without internet access. >>> And fully 1/3rd of the US population has decided they like it that >>> way. Isn't it great to live in a country that still has so many >>> other options!!!! >>> >>> marlon >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn DiPietro" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 3:01 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have no >>> Internet...and donot plan to get it >>> >>> >>>> All, >>>> >>>> If you read the article it also says 22% of those people said they >>>> did not feel they could not afford the computer and everything >>>> associated with getting on the Internet so that number is a little >>>> misleading in my opinion. Plus 17% of those respondents not on the >>>> Internet said they did not know how to use it. If this was not the >>>> case then I bet they would subscribe for Internet services. So it >>>> sounds to me like if these people were educated in how to use the >>>> Internet and could afford it they might see the value. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Dawn DiPietro >>>> >>>> >>>> John Scrivner wrote: >>>>> Remember this the next time someone tells you how "the US is >>>>> behind in broadband". >>>>> Scriv >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> George Rogato wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - A little under one-third of >>>>>> U.S. households have no Internet access and do not plan to get >>>>>> it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their >>>>>> lives, according to a survey released on Friday. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070326/od_nm/internet_holdouts_odd_dc;_ylt=Ajd_ D_JeLhjUgI3IVOtLYJntiBIF >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
