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Old 10-08-2014, 06:58 PM   #826
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No chance of what? Walmart offering free wi-fi, or the thread staying on topic?
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Old 10-08-2014, 07:15 PM   #827
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Old 10-08-2014, 07:20 PM   #828
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Here's hoping this thread makes it to Post 1000 while staying on topic...
Take a look at the first post and tell me what the topic is.

The thread has long since devolved into people mentioning anything to do with Chromebooks, discussion of Chromebook stats, "which one do you want", etc.

What is this "on topic" you speak of?
People keep using that term. I do not think the term means, um, anything, on an internet forum.
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Old 10-08-2014, 11:07 PM   #829
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No chance of what? Walmart offering free wi-fi, or the thread staying on topic?
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Old 10-09-2014, 01:27 AM   #830
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Don't go inside. Just access WiFi from your parked car. That's what I've done.
I see people doing that.
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I have read that some restaurants cut off their WiFi during the busy hours to make people move along, while others put limits on how long a table can be occupied without reordering at least.
A lot of restaurants do that, but Wifi coffee houses are a tad too specialized to work that strategy. Besides which, I've seen endangered restaurants give up and leave Wifi on all the time, since droves and trickles of web-surfing customers are better than none at all.

I've also seen situations in which customers were asked to leave for lingering at tables for too long. In the past, that would have been done regularly. These years, niche places have to fret over nasty Yelp reviews, too many of which can help to close them down.
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A lot of restaurants do that, but Wifi coffee houses are a tad too specialized to work that strategy. Besides which, I've seen endangered restaurants give up and leave Wifi on all the time, since droves and trickles of web-surfing customers are better than none at all.

I've also seen situations in which customers were asked to leave for lingering at tables for too long. In the past, that would have been done regularly. These years, niche places have to fret over nasty Yelp reviews, too many of which can help to close them down.

Running a business is tough. My wife had one and decided to just give "everyone" old, young, groups, etc. a 10% discount and just factored it into the prices. She didn't advertise it and when people asked for a discount, she said "you will get it at the register." Everyone was happy.
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Old 10-10-2014, 10:37 PM   #833
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Running a business is tough. My wife had one and decided to just give "everyone" old, young, groups, etc. a 10% discount and just factored it into the prices. She didn't advertise it and when people asked for a discount, she said "you will get it at the register." Everyone was happy.

My mom was like that too. Some lady even managed to steal $100 worth of coupons from her and proceeded to use them herself instead of the event she was meant to pass them out at.

You have to encourage Yelp reviews. I think that's the big problem with that site in general. People go on about the negatives, and make it seem like an end of the world experience. And then that happens to be the only one, or the spotlight post in a list of five.

It's one of the reasons why I help my favorite developers on the Amazon Appstore, because they absolutely need to have as many positive voices as they can get. People don't understand permissions, and they don't understand WHY developers use them, and they falsely interpret that they are for stealing and selling your info, when it's just a way for a developer to figure out how you interact with their apps, and if they can make it better.

It is perfectly acceptable to kick someone out for using your wifi if they're there on your dime. And it is perfectly acceptable to call the police if they refuse to leave.

I would not let someone get away with running their business at my business.
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Old 10-13-2014, 01:25 AM   #834
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My wife caught this "nice little old lady" taking a sticky price tag from a cheaper item and placing it on a more expensive item. She noticed the tag, and checked the price and found it was $30 more. The "nice little old lady" said "I can't pay that much." My wife was devastated for she had considered this person as a good customer and had had conversations with her.
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Old 10-13-2014, 01:22 PM   #835
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I've noticed that cheap hotels tend to have free WiFi, while more expensive hotels tend to charge for it. It's probably because business travelers go to the more expensive hotels and their employers pay for the WiFi.

Someday, I could see network access being free everywhere. Maybe not fast enough for video, but fast enough for routine use of the web.
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Old 10-13-2014, 02:21 PM   #836
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I've noticed that cheap hotels tend to have free WiFi, while more expensive hotels tend to charge for it. It's probably because business travelers go to the more expensive hotels and their employers pay for the WiFi.

Someday, I could see network access being free everywhere. Maybe not fast enough for video, but fast enough for routine use of the web.
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I've noticed that cheap hotels tend to have free WiFi, while more expensive hotels tend to charge for it. It's probably because business travelers go to the more expensive hotels and their employers pay for the WiFi.

Someday, I could see network access being free everywhere. Maybe not fast enough for video, but fast enough for routine use of the web.
Marriott was recently fined US$600000 for blocking customers personal hotspots.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/03/travel...ine/index.html

I wonder how many hotels have considered blocking cell phones.
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Marriott was recently fined US$600000 for blocking customers personal hotspots.
Even in a bloody Marriott you can get free WiFi - you just have to grab your notebook and go to the lobby to make that Skype call to your spouse or send that email to your boss.
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Even in a bloody Marriott you can get free WiFi - you just have to grab your notebook and go to the lobby to make that Skype call to your spouse or send that email to your boss.
Just as well. Skyping from your room is a bad idea. Your spouse will wanna know what that lump under the blanket next to you is
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Just as well. Skyping from your room is a bad idea. Your spouse will wanna know what that lump under the blanket next to you is
For someone who insist that entertainment should be free of charge, that is one scenario I have difficulty envisioning.
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