X-Account-Key: account1 X-UIDL: 9203 X-Mozilla-Keys: Return-Path: os2-wireless_users-owner@2rosenthals.com Received: from 192.168.100.5 (hawking [192.168.100.5]) by 2rosenthals.com (Hethmon Brothers Smtpd) id 20050614043805-4352-7 ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:38:05 -0400 (Hethmon Brothers Smtpd) id 20050614043804-31873-7 ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:38:04 -0400 Message-Id: <20050614043804-31873-7@2rosenthals.com> Received: from mxin1.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.175]) by mxout1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1Di6vx-000CXr-CL for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:38:09 -0400 Received: from b.painless.aaisp.net.uk ([81.187.81.52] helo=smtp.aaisp.net.uk) by mxin1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1Di6vx-000Gce-8a for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:38:09 -0400 Received: from hibernaculum.org.uk ([217.169.5.1] helo=tp380z) by smtp.aaisp.net.uk with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Di6vw-0003WC-3A for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:38:08 +0100 X-Mailer: PMMail 2.10.2010 for OS/2 Warp 4.05 In-Reply-To: <42AE3691.4060403@2rosenthals.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS.org X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:38:06 +0100 (BST) Sender: os2-wireless_users-owner X-Listname: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Reply-To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com From: "Howard Winter" To: "os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com" Subject: [OS2Wireless] PlaceSite - Reinventing Wi-Fi Community X-List-Unsubscribe: Send email to mailusers-request@2rosenthals.com X-List-Owner: mailusers-owner@2rosenthals.com Lewis, I can see it working in places where being there is somewhat social, like Students' cafeteria, or at conferences (Warpstock?) but in any random coffee shop most people aren't there to meet others, but to get away from the hurly-burly outside, so cocoon themselves in their own little bubble with their laptop (hence the "oblivious" comment). Consequently I can't see Starbuck's wanting it. I can see the "Adult entertainment" industry finding a way to exploit it, however! Incidentally, over here free-access hotspots have pretty-much disappeared, some of them completely, others have gone to pay-per-minute, and the charges aren't insignificant! Having a cup of coffee and surfing the net can cost twice as much as having a cup of coffee and just sitting there... Cheers, Howard Winter The H2Org http://www.ecomstation.co.uk =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "unsubscribe os2-wireless_users" in the body (omit the quotes). For help with other commands, send a message to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command "help" in the body (omit the quotes). This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=