crookedspire Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Sheffield council are planning to provide free Wi Fi in the city centre they are hoping that an company will do this for free in exchange for usage of council owned assets like lampposts for advertising or singal use. Is this really nesseary at present you can use the Internet at libraries or Internet cafes or even on Wi Fi able buses other UK cities have this already. Personally I doubt I would use it or encourage me to stay longer in the city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beligerence Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Dont see the harm in trying if it isnt going to cost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Sheffield council are planning to provide free Wi Fi in the city centre they are hoping that an company will do this for free in exchange for usage of council owned assets like lampposts for advertising or singal use. Is this really nesseary at present you can use the Internet at libraries or Internet cafes or even on Wi Fi able buses other UK cities have this already. Personally I doubt I would use it or encourage me to stay longer in the city centre. It would be great why wouldn't it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedspire Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 It would be great why wouldn't it be? On the comments section of Star website someone posted on the lines of when someone realises how poor an section of shopsis in the city centre they will be able to they shopping on Amazon. But will any company provide this service free of charge to start with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beligerence Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On the comments section of Star website someone posted on the lines of when someone realises how poor an section of shopsis in the city centre they will be able to they shopping on Amazon. Yes because nobody has mobile data packages on their phones currently, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaytie Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 In my opinion it's the best idea Sheffield council has come up with this decade. Bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Yes because nobody has mobile data packages on their phones currently, do they? Not everyone does, or if they do it might be capped. And even then the coverage might not be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On the comments section of Star website someone posted on the lines of when someone realises how poor an section of shopsis in the city centre they will be able to they shopping on Amazon. But will any company provide this service free of charge to start with ? Shoppers can usually get 4G on their smartphones already for a bit of price checking, this will be more useful for people with other devices such as business people with laptops or tourists who don't have a UK phone. I suspect Sheffield council are trying this because other cities already have a similar setup, I've been to a number of cities with free city wide Wi-Fi schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beligerence Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Not everyone does, or if they do it might be capped. And even then the coverage might not be great. In the centre of Sheffield it isnt going to be awful coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Not everyone does, or if they do it might be capped. And even then the coverage might not be great. Maybe but I doubt to the extent that their coverage / data limit affects their shopping habits. ie when buying a new tv ......"shall we maybe check if this is £50 cheaper on amazon?" ......"no I don't have enough credit let's just buy it from here" Can't see it to be honest. It's an excellent idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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