Comments on: Free Citywide Wifi - User Boon or Starbucks Devil?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:09:34 +0000

Wifi Dayton- does anyone know what happened to City’s plans to expand the wifi serive past the one mile limit?

By: strat

strat — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:23:28 +0000

I’ve talked to a couple of district managers for Starbucks, both of whom concurred T-Mobile was one of the worst deals their company ever got into. If these DM’s had their druthers, they’d offer free wifi. Cincinnati Bell modeled a similar wifi service after T-Mobile, and it too has been a miserable failure. I doubt Starbuck’s is hurt so much as T-Mobile. Fwiw.

By: Harry Conrad

Harry Conrad — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:00:52 +0000

I think it’s wonderful that Dayton is offering this for free. I realize we often stereotype municipalities and governments, but this is an incredibly cutting edge concept that just might push the “for profit” providers to finally start offering a good service at a fair price. Competition is usually a very good thing! Go Dayton!!!

By: Ay

Ay — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 02:58:30 +0000

Ohio’s lucky.In neighboring PA the legislature, bought and paid for by the telecommunication industry,passed legislation only allowing “free” wifi in Phildelphia.

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:44:07 +0000

I’m worried sick about Starbucks. No, wait, I got sick at Starbucks. That ‘dreck’ made me sick.
I live near Dayton, although I’m writing this from DC. Here in DC there are way too many Starbucks. Come to think of it, there are way too many Starbucks everywhere, so the city-wide wi-fi is natures way of balancing the industry.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 08:47:32 +0000

Worry about Starbucks? Give me a break. Should we also ban cell phones because we’re worried about pay phone companies and long distance carriers?