When I read articles like this I shed a small tear. For each wireless network that goes down an angel loses it’s wings, or something similar depending on your beliefs and religion. Orlando has lost it’s magic, and I’m not talking basketball. The free WiFi hotspots in downtown cost about $1,800 per month and about 27 people a day use the city funded resource. How unfortunate. If I were in Orlando, I’d bring two laptops just to help increase the numbers and preserve the free WiFi. Orlando wishes to have 200 users per day in order to keep the service up and running. I’d like to see Orlandoans protest the shut down by camping out with laptops in the downtown hotspot until WiFi is turned back on. But then again, if only 27 people show up for the protest, I’m not sure the course of action will reverse. Sorry wingless angels, walking isn’t so bad anyhow right?
I think the main problem with this idea is that it’s Orlando. I mean Orlando, not exactly known for its technologoically-savvy people but rather for its aging senior citizens who are luddites in a sense. Still sucks however.
I’ve been a resident of Orlando for 7 years. I can tell you the problem with the downtown wi-fi spots… CARS!!! This isnt New York (which I was also a resident for 19 years) where the streets are flooded with people. In Orlando, everyone drives and if you see people walking, they’re either on lunch or going from one building to the next. Why would I leave my desk to bring my laptop to a street corner to get a slower connection?