On Sat, 03 May 2008 14:19:35 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 03 May 2008 07:51:58 -0500 Ron wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:19:37 -0600, "Todd Allcock"
>
>> >Widely available?
>> >
>>
>> Absolutely, unless you're using 5 year old information.
>>
>> Those of us that travel and try to use WiFi are really impressed that
>> WiFi is MORE than widely available. McDonalds, Burger King, all manner
>> of restaurants have free and open WiFi, many Coffee shops. Hotels
>> that may not have open WiFi, do have open WiFi in their
>> Lobby/restaurants downstairs. Librarys, Hospitals, Govt Buildings,
>> Universities, Shopping Malls. You literally are never more than a few
>> blocks away from WiFi anywhere in any top 50 Metroplitan area, not
>> just "downtown". Just pull into the parking lot of a McDonalds, and
>> you're good to go. Even in airports, just sit down outside the
>> Continental Air Lounge for free open WiFi.
>>
>> And its so widely available now that even if you thought it
>> wasn't available, go search for SSIDs and Bingo, you may find it is
>> from some establishment, business or residence a block away.
>
>
>Sure, there are plenty of places I can GO to find free WiFi, but places I
>can GO doesn't necessarily equal places that I AM.
>
>Cellular data is ubiquitous , WiFi isn't.
>

Thats what the maps and the marketers say, but dead zones exist, even
in big cities (or maybe especially in big cities), and all too often
3G coverage is like Swiss cheese in some areas, so your 3G is working,
and then it isn't. I took and dumped on eBay an 8525 Phone after 1
week as 3G
WAS NOT UBIQUITOUS.