What other industry would be so introspective and careful? If this were (insert name of politician, CEO, or detested talking head here), he/she/they would be shouting it from the rooftops as fact and declaring themselves some kind of winner.
However, I know just what you mean... I have long ago lost track of the number of people I've talked to who do exactly this... "My internet is wireless" and it turns out to be just dsl w/wireless router. However, it can't be ALL of the respondents. Even if 3/4 are confused, the size of the wireless provider industry is still larger than we're imagining it. "many hands, make light work" -------------------------------------------------- From: "Bret Clark" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:40 AM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] new FCC report out > On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 13:21 -0600, David E. Smith wrote: > > >> >> For all we know, most of these folks think that since cousin Jed fixed >> 'em >> up a wireless router, that's "fixed wireless." >> >> David Smith >> MVN.net > > > Yup...can't even begin to tell you that when I worked at a CLEC how > many customers thought they had a wireless Internet connection because > we'd provide them a wi-fi Linksys CPE. I'd tell them they have a DSL > connection and they would say something to the effect "yes and the > wireless DSL is not working". It's not much different then when you > tell someone on cable they have a copper Internet connection and > inevitably they will argue with you that they don't get their Internet > on copper, they get it through their cable company...can't tell you home > many times I've gotten that argument :)! > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
