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Campaign for free national WiFi

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  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,899 Forumite
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    If its free who is going to pay for it? I resent tax payers money going to pay for it as that money is better spent on hospitals, schools etc.

    Although computers are more common now than say 5 years ago, there are many disadvantaged people who dont have access to computer let alone free wifi.
  • Kzlnd
    Kzlnd Posts: 548 Forumite
    Money to hospitals? So it can be spent on advertising?! :rotfl:
    I would rather some of our money be spent on providing free wifi than on :mad: advertising.
    I think it's a great idea :j
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  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,899 Forumite
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    I dont agree with hospitals paying for advertising but I was just giving that an example. I very much doubt this will work if they expect tax payer to pay the bill. I dont no any other way how its going to be free, someone will have to pay for it some how
  • brad
    brad Posts: 278 Forumite
    I suppose WIFI will come free as soon as broadband goes free. Next year I think BT plan to start providing free the broadband we currently pay for, as the next generation of broadband 24meg is rolled out in South Wales in 2007.
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
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    Latest thinking is that the mobile networks will have to move towards the "funded by advertising" model if free or low-cost WiFi catches on. I'd rather have it paid for, advert free, and widely available though.
  • bigvince76
    bigvince76 Posts: 166 Forumite
    Dan_Thunder wrote:
    The majority of computer users don't use laptops, myself included, so I'll be b*ggered if I'm going to pay for someone else to use something I can't!

    Or you could get a wireless card from ebay for a tenner and tear up your broadband contract...

    I think people need to take a deep breath and think for a minute...

    Free wireless everywhere = FREE INTERNET EVERYWHERE!!!

    I does not matter if you "do not have a laptop", you bloody well would if you could use the internet everywhere, wouldn't you?

    This would be great, if it happens. Just think:

    Say goodbye to mobiles phones and landlines - VoIP would be everywhere.
    Say goodbye to broadband, ok wifi may not be as fast yet but it not far off.
    Say goodbye to fax machines, Just scan and email, anywhere!
    Say Goodbye to radio and tv, just streem 1000s of channels from all over the world, COOL!!

    The internet is getting faster every day, WIFI is getting better every, err, well, soon anyway:)

    I for one will give my support to this campaign, I think you all should to.

    Vince.
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
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    This message was brought to you by BigVince76 plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vince Inc...
  • Horasio
    Horasio Posts: 6,676 Forumite
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    What a great idea. I would really like to use my laptop in the car for finding local facilities when I am on the move.

    I am concerned about how secure it would be though.

    I shall mention this to my tecchy husband - this is right up his street.
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  • bigvince76
    bigvince76 Posts: 166 Forumite
    ManAtHome wrote:
    This message was brought to you by BigVince76 plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vince Inc...

    Ooo, you can see inside my head, spooky.
  • devild_2
    devild_2 Posts: 509 Forumite
    CCStar wrote:
    What a great idea. I would really like to use my laptop in the car for finding local facilities when I am on the move.

    I am concerned about how secure it would be though.


    I am more concerned about you driving whilst using a laptop!!
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