Comments on: Palo Alto, where broadband is cheaper than coffee http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Om Malik’s Blog » Blog Archive » Cutting the Cord With WiFi http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35336 Om Malik’s Blog » Blog Archive » Cutting the Cord With WiFi Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:13:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35336 <p>[...] Also according to the survey, 74 percent of Wi-Fi say they can now work from places other that home office or office. Like local Starbucks? Or Coupa Cafe? Funniest part of the survey: 46% say that Wi-Fi allows them to dedicate more time to marriage or personal relationships. We work too much …. don’t we? [...]</p> [...] Also according to the survey, 74 percent of Wi-Fi say they can now work from places other that home office or office. Like local Starbucks? Or Coupa Cafe? Funniest part of the survey: 46% say that Wi-Fi allows them to dedicate more time to marriage or personal relationships. We work too much …. don’t we? [...]

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35334 Om Malik Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:07:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35334 <p>i agree... especially on a day like today when its pouring in san francisco, well you know....</p> i agree… especially on a day like today when its pouring in san francisco, well you know….

]]> By: C. Enrique Ortiz http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35332 C. Enrique Ortiz Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:59:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35332 <p>75 degree weather & sunny skies... love it.</p> <p>75 degree weather & sunny skies + Free WiFi & Caramel Macchiatos... man, now we are talking...</p> <p>:-)</p> 75 degree weather & sunny skies… love it.

75 degree weather & sunny skies + Free WiFi & Caramel Macchiatos… man, now we are talking…

:-)

]]> By: prasad http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35330 prasad Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:59:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35330 <p>don't forget Panera has Free WiFi access at certain locations: I am in the east coast - so we don't get coupa...</p> don’t forget Panera has Free WiFi access at certain locations: I am in the east coast – so we don’t get coupa…

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35328 Om Malik Fri, 25 Nov 2005 03:34:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35328 <p>yup, i could not agree more. coffee subsidized access model is brilliant. one cannot go wrong with it</p> yup, i could not agree more. coffee subsidized access model is brilliant. one cannot go wrong with it

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35326 Mathew Ingram Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:31:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35326 <p>Om, your story just reinforces a point that Paul Boutin made in a Wired story a couple of years ago, which is <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/start.html?pg=4" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and that is that Wi-Fi is a condiment -- in other words, smart retailers of coffee (and lots of other things) should offer it the same way they offer free sugar and cream.</p> Om, your story just reinforces a point that Paul Boutin made in a Wired story a couple of years ago, which is here, and that is that Wi-Fi is a condiment — in other words, smart retailers of coffee (and lots of other things) should offer it the same way they offer free sugar and cream.

]]> By: Victor http://gigaom.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35325 Victor Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:58:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/24/palo-alto-where-broadband-is-cheaper-than-coffee/#comment-35325 <p>Have you seen this tool: http://www.makayama.com/easywifiradar.html It connects you to the strongest free access point with one click. I love it. Never pay for WiFi again.</p> Have you seen this tool: http://www.makayama.com/easywifiradar.html It connects you to the strongest free access point with one click. I love it. Never pay for WiFi again.

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