Comments on: Survey shows 84 percent want citywide Wi-Fi, 91 percent expect it when traveling http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/28/survey-shows-84-percent-want-citywide-wi-fi/ Municipal wireless, citywide WiFi, WiMAX, broadband news Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: El 84% de los ciudadanos quiere WiFi municipal, el 91% desea poder conectarse a la red mientras viaja | La vida wifi http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/28/survey-shows-84-percent-want-citywide-wi-fi/comment-page-1/#comment-37641 El 84% de los ciudadanos quiere WiFi municipal, el 91% desea poder conectarse a la red mientras viaja | La vida wifi Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:00:30 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=9870#comment-37641 [...] muniwireless.com, nos hacemos eco de una encuesta realizada por la consultora Devicescape. Los datos son realmente [...] [...] muniwireless.com, nos hacemos eco de una encuesta realizada por la consultora Devicescape. Los datos son realmente [...]

]]> By: Brett Glass http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/28/survey-shows-84-percent-want-citywide-wi-fi/comment-page-1/#comment-37638 Brett Glass Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:41:30 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=9870#comment-37638 Yes, everyone wants free Wi-Fi.... And a pony, too. Trouble is, bandwidth costs money. I'd like free gasoline, free electricity... oh, and don't forget the pony. But it isn't practical simply to give it away. And municipalities shouldn't get into the position of competing with honest, reputable, hard working local businesspeople who are trying to make a living providing decent broadband. If transaction costs are a problem, then let's make that simpler. But it's not going to be free if it's any good -- and the worst thing we could do is have government compete with the private sector to provide it. Yes, everyone wants free Wi-Fi…. And a pony, too. Trouble is, bandwidth costs money. I’d like free gasoline, free electricity… oh, and don’t forget the pony. But it isn’t practical simply to give it away. And municipalities shouldn’t get into the position of competing with honest, reputable, hard working local businesspeople who are trying to make a living providing decent broadband. If transaction costs are a problem, then let’s make that simpler. But it’s not going to be free if it’s any good — and the worst thing we could do is have government compete with the private sector to provide it.

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