T-Mobile Tries to Make Its Case!
"Under assault by 3G and free Wi-Fi, the carrier says it still believes in its paid model.
By Matthew Maier, June 17, 2005
Once upon a time, the only Wi-Fi access available outside the comfort of your own home came with a price tag that could exceed $10 per hour. Over the past 18 months, however, coffee shops, bookstores, and other places where people like to lounge have begun to offer Wi-Fi Internet access for free; the hope is that customers will hang around longer and buy another book or cup o' joe. The question in many people's minds has been whether paid Wi-Fi could survive this onslaught. This week T-Mobile, operator of the world's largest network of hotspots, gave the wireless industry the first peek at an answer.
But it was o...
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By Matthew Maier, June 17, 2005
Once upon a time, the only Wi-Fi access available outside the comfort of your own home came with a price tag that could exceed $10 per hour. Over the past 18 months, however, coffee shops, bookstores, and other places where people like to lounge have begun to offer Wi-Fi Internet access for free; the hope is that customers will hang around longer and buy another book or cup o' joe. The question in many people's minds has been whether paid Wi-Fi could survive this onslaught. This week T-Mobile, operator of the world's largest network of hotspots, gave the wireless industry the first peek at an answer.
But it was o...
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