Hi Josh thank you for your nice reply. :)
I hope that also other WISPs will express an opinion about this topic. Regards, Paolo > 1) Typically cities try, get bids and the company drops the idea. It > doesn't offer a good return on investment. > 2) Yep, many many times > 3) I would. I'd lose customers and I'm paying for it to happen! > 4) There are several success stories involving this, I don't have one myself > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Paolo Di Francesco > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear All >> >> I am not from USA and I am very curious about free wifi access in the >> metro area in USA. I was wondering: >> >> 1) is there any metro free wifi access (NY, LA, etc) >> 2) I know some time ago some private effort has been done (I guess by >> google) but I also remember that those networks miserably failed >> 3) would anybody of you complain (as member of your local community) if >> your local municipality would offer wifi free using your taxes? And >> would you complain as WISP if they would use your taxes to give wifi for >> free? >> 4) do you see any business in giving 1 hour (or time limited) wifi for >> free to users in order to push them to buy more hours? What is the >> average amount in terms of hours per day of your customers on the hotspots? >> >> Any information is really appreciated >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Ing. Paolo Di Francesco >> >> Level7 s.r.l. unipersonale >> >> Sede operativa: Largo Montalto, 5 - 90144 Palermo >> >> C.F. e P.IVA 05940050825 >> Fax : +39-091-8772072 >> assistenza: (+39) 091-8776432 >> web: http://www.level7.it >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ >> > -- Ing. Paolo Di Francesco Level7 s.r.l. unipersonale Sede operativa: Largo Montalto, 5 - 90144 Palermo C.F. e P.IVA 05940050825 Fax : +39-091-8772072 assistenza: (+39) 091-8776432 web: http://www.level7.it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
