Comments on: Viva Free Internet http://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/ Life is a blog. I wanna write it. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: inspirationbithttp://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/#comment-5894 inspirationbit Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:54:11 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/#comment-5894 Thanks for the compliment, Jess. Glad to know someone likes my writing :-)I've never seen such a chained computer either. There are several community centres here in Vancouver where you can get a free internet access or work at their computers.The problem is that when I'm in a different city, I don't know who's offering free internet access. I think it should be standardized - all coffee places should offer free internet. I think it's a great marketing tool - who wouldn't buy a coffee or tea and enjoy drinking it while surfing the web or catching up with emails at the same cafe? I know, I would.That's one of the reasons I don't go to Starbucks. Besides being one of the most expensive coffee places with a mediocre coffee, they also want me to pay to use their internet. No way. I rather support a local coffee place with free internet. Thanks for the compliment, Jess. Glad to know someone likes my writing :-)

I’ve never seen such a chained computer either. There are several community centres here in Vancouver where you can get a free internet access or work at their computers.

The problem is that when I’m in a different city, I don’t know who’s offering free internet access. I think it should be standardized – all coffee places should offer free internet. I think it’s a great marketing tool – who wouldn’t buy a coffee or tea and enjoy drinking it while surfing the web or catching up with emails at the same cafe? I know, I would.

That’s one of the reasons I don’t go to Starbucks. Besides being one of the most expensive coffee places with a mediocre coffee, they also want me to pay to use their internet. No way. I rather support a local coffee place with free internet.

]]> By: Ronald Huerecahttp://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/#comment-5884 Ronald Huereca Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:10:35 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/#comment-5884 I like the local Barnes and Noble where you have to pay $30 a month to have wireless Internet. Of course you could use it at any Barnes and Noble, but it seems a waste of money unless a lot of time is spent in the bookstore.As far as coffee goes, I think coffee companies that do charge for wireless should at least give you free minutes based on the dollar purchase of your coffee. For example, maybe you get five free minutes for each dollar you spend. If you buy a five dollar cup of coffee, then you get twenty-five free minutes. I like the local Barnes and Noble where you have to pay $30 a month to have wireless Internet. Of course you could use it at any Barnes and Noble, but it seems a waste of money unless a lot of time is spent in the bookstore.

As far as coffee goes, I think coffee companies that do charge for wireless should at least give you free minutes based on the dollar purchase of your coffee. For example, maybe you get five free minutes for each dollar you spend. If you buy a five dollar cup of coffee, then you get twenty-five free minutes.

]]> By: Jesshttp://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/#comment-5858 Jess Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:55:42 +0000 http://www.ronalfy.com/2007/06/14/viva-free-internet/#comment-5858 I'm finding more and more cheap internet places in public... but I wouldn't know about places such as airports. I suppose it's another easy way to inflate the prices, such as some of the shops in the airport. AUD $10 for a little souvenir keyring? No thanks...But a new 'internet cafe' type of thing opened up in a shopping centre nearby. It's in the middle of the shopping centre, in the walkway basically. There are about 20 computers, and to my amazement, <i>no-one</i> guarding them, supervising them at all. I walked closer and took a look, and saw that the computers were bolted down and chained, made of solid looking cases, and had coin slots! Maybe that's not new, but it's the first time I've seen it. The price seem ridiculous though. AUD $2 coin for 10 minutes or something? AUD $5 can get me nearly a full day at some internet cafe's.Some places seem to charge a helluva lot of internet... who knows why? It's not anything particularly 'high class' anymore. More and more people are getting on the WWW right as we speak now!Good post Vivien. I like the way you write... it's to the point, and captures interest without becoming too lengthy and overwhelming. Good on you! =D I’m finding more and more cheap internet places in public… but I wouldn’t know about places such as airports. I suppose it’s another easy way to inflate the prices, such as some of the shops in the airport. AUD $10 for a little souvenir keyring? No thanks…

But a new ‘internet cafe’ type of thing opened up in a shopping centre nearby. It’s in the middle of the shopping centre, in the walkway basically. There are about 20 computers, and to my amazement, no-one guarding them, supervising them at all. I walked closer and took a look, and saw that the computers were bolted down and chained, made of solid looking cases, and had coin slots! Maybe that’s not new, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it. The price seem ridiculous though. AUD $2 coin for 10 minutes or something? AUD $5 can get me nearly a full day at some internet cafe’s.

Some places seem to charge a helluva lot of internet… who knows why? It’s not anything particularly ‘high class’ anymore. More and more people are getting on the WWW right as we speak now!

Good post Vivien. I like the way you write… it’s to the point, and captures interest without becoming too lengthy and overwhelming. Good on you! =D

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