byeo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Everything has a cost incurred one way or another. Nothing is free Yet we should still go ahead. It's going to happen eventually unless we want to be left behind like the luddites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narden Dee Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I meant they don't take my data and sell it to advertisers. So better to use that than the free wifi which would steal my data. yes they do they all do it if not your provider then your phone or search engine gathers the data and targets specific advertisement to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Sheffields free bus was free. You get on without questions and along you go. It disappeared because it was free. This proposed Wi-Fi will only do little miserable things like check the weather or email as these so called free Wi-Fi don't allow you to watch video or download soundtracks at all moaning that you can only have a tiny little bit of limited Wi-Fi for free. As soon as you try to use youtube or listen to some music you get blocked from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Sheffields free bus was free. You get on without questions and along you go. It disappeared because it was free. This proposed Wi-Fi will only do little miserable things like check the weather or email as these so called free Wi-Fi don't allow you to watch video or download soundtracks at all moaning that you can only have a tiny little bit of limited Wi-Fi for free. As soon as you try to use youtube or listen to some music you get blocked from them. I don't think the intention is for you to be able to drive in to town and download your favourite box set though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas J Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 So, has anyone worked out how it is to be paid for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I don't think the intention is for you to be able to drive in to town and download your favourite box set though..... In that case it should be called limited free Wi-Fi with limitations. On some busses you get Wi-Fi, all my respect when this is limited because they are not claiming it is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 In that case it should be called limited free Wi-Fi with limitations. On some busses you get Wi-Fi, all my respect when this is limited because they are not claiming it is free. Maybe it will be. Maybe you will be able to download box sets - either way it's more than you can do currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 yes they do they all do it if not your provider then your phone or search engine gathers the data and targets specific advertisement to you depends what options you setup, whether you use ad-blockers and which apps you use (e.g I don't use the Facebook app because it wants to get all kinds of information that is none of its business and the Facebook website in the browser cannot access that information as far as I know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Maybe it will be. Maybe you will be able to download box sets - either way it's more than you can do currently. I would have more respect if they called it sheffields open public Wi-Fi network than throwing the word FREE in it. That word "free" has been abused a lot in this society and has lost all its meaning to me in todays business culture that smiles at you and says, come on, its free. While with the other hand around your back they lock you in costly commitments. Sheffield Open Wi-Fi sounds a lot more honest and better to me as a project name for a public open city centre Wi-Fi system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I would have more respect if they called it sheffields open public Wi-Fi network than throwing the word FREE in it. That word "free" has been abused a lot in this society and has lost all its meaning to me in todays business culture that smiles at you and says, come on, its free. While with the other hand around your back they lock you in costly commitments. Sheffield Open Wi-Fi sounds a lot more honest and better to me as a project name for a public open city centre Wi-Fi system. Okay - i suppose that's better than your previous suggestion of "limited wi-fi with limitations" which I think might have been hard to get off the ground. Has anyone even talked about what it will be called / what level of service will be provided yet? It's a bit early to get bogged down in the detail isn't it. I think the principal is sound and it should be encouraged at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now