Comments on: What’s the point of free wifi if you block sites? http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites Great coffee comes in small doses Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Pierce/Bear http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43659 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:07:52 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43659 No joke about MySpace being a bandwidth hog; I have definitely noticed just that even when my Cox cable Internet is running @ full speed :( No joke about MySpace being a bandwidth hog; I have definitely noticed just that even when my Cox cable Internet is running @ full speed :(

]]> by: O http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43593 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:44:08 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43593 I'd never expect LinkedIn to be blocked from anywhere. How much time to people actually spend business networking? MySpace, on the other hand, you just have to go to the public library and see every other computer logged into that site. Full of bandwidth-hogging customized profiles, popups, music, videos, yada yada yada. I notice a big network slowdown at coffeehouses when other users are MySpacing on their laptops, but in the end, I agree with Jaime. The market can speak for itself. I’d never expect LinkedIn to be blocked from anywhere. How much time to people actually spend business networking? MySpace, on the other hand, you just have to go to the public library and see every other computer logged into that site. Full of bandwidth-hogging customized profiles, popups, music, videos, yada yada yada. I notice a big network slowdown at coffeehouses when other users are MySpacing on their laptops, but in the end, I agree with Jaime. The market can speak for itself.

]]> by: Jaime Aguila http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43591 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:04:37 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43591 Whereas I agree that blocking some sites is a dumb idea, it is their right as a privately owned enterprise. And as a consumer I will more than likely frequent places that do not have such limitations on my coffee drinking experience. So everyone wins in the end-the market will determine whether or not this is a good move on their part. Jaime http://www.cyberhacienda.blogspot.com/ Whereas I agree that blocking some sites is a dumb idea, it is their right as a privately owned enterprise. And as a consumer I will more than likely frequent places that do not have such limitations on my coffee drinking experience. So everyone wins in the end-the market will determine whether or not this is a good move on their part.

Jaime
http://www.cyberhacienda.blogspot.com/

]]> by: Austin http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43511 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:47:54 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43511 I am totally with Chris on this. Its stupid and it makes no sense. God forbid that for a small period of time you actually USE the provided web. LinkedIn doesn't even have anything on it that takes up bandwidth. And unless they are using an unnecessarily expensive line, I am sure that there are no bandwidth limitations on their account. Heck, any old router will split up the traffic that is being used. Your average YouTube video is only like 4 megs anyways. I am totally with Chris on this. Its stupid and it makes no sense. God forbid that for a small period of time you actually USE the provided web. LinkedIn doesn’t even have anything on it that takes up bandwidth. And unless they are using an unnecessarily expensive line, I am sure that there are no bandwidth limitations on their account. Heck, any old router will split up the traffic that is being used. Your average YouTube video is only like 4 megs anyways.

]]> by: Michael T http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43510 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:23:06 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43510 Maybe Linkedin and YouTube users have a worse habit of squatting (on free internet)? I'm thinking Khamis is on the right track too. Or maybe it's a cultural thing - Olive and Ivy doesn't want 30-second video clip types hanging out there. They prefer a more sophisticated reading versus watching crowd? Maybe Linkedin and YouTube users have a worse habit of squatting (on free internet)? I’m thinking Khamis is on the right track too.

Or maybe it’s a cultural thing - Olive and Ivy doesn’t want 30-second video clip types hanging out there. They prefer a more sophisticated reading versus watching crowd?

]]> by: Khamis http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43507 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:34:31 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43507 Because of their limited bandwidth I'm sure. But if they really knew what they were doing they could just slow down the connection to each person when a lot of people were connected, so thus it wouldn't be blocked but people wouldn't make the connection unbearably slow for the other patrons. Because of their limited bandwidth I’m sure. But if they really knew what they were doing they could just slow down the connection to each person when a lot of people were connected, so thus it wouldn’t be blocked but people wouldn’t make the connection unbearably slow for the other patrons.

]]> by: hb http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43502 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:46:49 +0000 http://www.arizona-coffee.com/2008/whats-the-point-of-free-wifi-if-you-block-sites#comment-43502 I wonder the same thing, its more like FREE restricted Wi-Fi. LOL The airport does something similar. I wonder the same thing, its more like FREE restricted Wi-Fi. LOL
The airport does something similar.

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