RE: [SLUG] WiFI Ripoff

From: Brian Radwanski (brian_radwanski@symantec.com)
Date: Thu Mar 30 2006 - 10:22:41 EST

Most standard webpages dish up images and audio files also...I just
don't see the point to it.

 

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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Keith Lelacheur
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:12 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] WiFI Ripoff

 

In cases where they block the IM clients, isn't something like meebo an
acceptable alternative?

On 3/30/06, Eben King < eben1@tampabay.rr.com
<mailto:eben1@tampabay.rr.com> > wrote:

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006, Brian Radwanski wrote:

> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Mark Banschbach,
SFO
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:36 AM
>
>> Steve is correct.. also the Public Library also has
>> free WiFi.. but like the Lakeland WiFI... it restricts
>> you from the IM Clients.. I suppose that they dont
>> want the kiddies sucking down their bandwidth..

> That is so ridiculous...because IM sucks down the bandwith doesn't
> it...its ascii text!

Doesn't have to be -- you can send files or streaming audio/video over
some. 

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