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Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T

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On 9/09/2014 8:52 PM, Rich wrote:
> http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-08/wi-fi-should-scare-the-hell-out-of-verizon-and-at-and-t#r=hp-ls
>
>     A major threat looms over wireless carriers that have invested billions
>     in lightning-fast cellular networks: the humble Wi-Fi router.
>
>     Well more than half of the online activity produced by smartphone users
>     happens over Wi-Fi, according to newly released data from Adobe Systems
>     (ADBE). Although the report just came out on Monday, Adobe's research
>     found that Wi-Fi had already surpassed Web browsing via cellular
>     networks by early 2013. The data come from more than 10,000 websites.
>
>     ...
>

My experience of trying to use free WiFi hotspots over the last week was 
that they're slow and/or overloaded. Several times I just gave up, and 
switched back to cellular network access instead.

With web sites seemingly designed to soak up as much bandwidth as 
possible, this situation is unlikely to improve.

Sylvia.

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Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-09 10:52 +0000
  Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-09-09 17:04 +0000
  Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-09-09 18:11 +0100
  Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-09-10 16:27 +1000
    Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-10 09:13 +0200
  Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-09-12 08:43 +0000
  Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-09-13 22:41 +1000
    Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-09-13 12:12 -0700
      Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-09-14 15:13 +1000
      Re: Wi-Fi Should Scare the Hell out of Verizon and AT&T Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2014-09-14 19:28 +0200

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