"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> Todd Allcock wrote:
>
>> It seems both "free WiFi" plans have the same underlying purpose- to
>> "apologize" for lack of 3g! ;-)
>
> I was surprised to see that my AT&T DSL comes with free AT&T WiFi access.
> I haven't tried it, and I don't go to Starbucks at all in my area, and
> only occasionally while traveling. In this case it's not related to 3G, in
> fact it may hinder sales of 3G.

I don't see how. You really can't have it both ways- on the one hand, you
blast everyone except Verizon for not covering every rural nook and cranny
and National or State Park in the wilderness, then on the other, you suggest
that the WiFi which is largely only available primarily
downtown/urban/shopping areas somehow could hurt sales of 3G. In your mind,
are the majority of cellular users all struggling to get a signal in
Yosemite, or are they all clustered around the coffee shop counter checking
email? They can't be in both places at once! ;-)

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