fj12ryder wrote:
westernrvparkowner wrote:
I figure five years, max, and I can get out of the wifi business completely. Wifi will go the way of the pay phone and the landline.
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Don't bet the farm on that one. :) Wireless communication is here to stay, one way or another.
Off course wireless communication will exist. You will get your wifi connection from your cellular carrier almost exclusively. There will be no need to have a intermediary providers like coffee shops and RV parks. Just like telephone service on the road. Everyone uses a cell phone. The pay phone and public phone are gone. When was the last time you saw a phone booth on a city street? The only loser was Superman, he lost his changing room.
And yes, the financial cost for wifi will be borne by the user, just it is for phones. Now you have a $100 a month cellular bill instead of the ability to drop a quarter into a pay phone. Thankfully, it is just around the corner, because it will be a great day when I can trash my thousands of dollars of wifi equipment.