[MLB-WIRELESS] MCG wifi

[mw at freenet.net.au]

In the press releases they refer to player profiles and event information -
perhaps they also provide only a limited set of content for 'free' - that is
a common model.

Cheers.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au [mailto:melbwireless-
> bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Michael Vale
> Sent: Friday, 27 March 2009 7:37 PM
> To: Victor
> Cc: Melbourne Wireless
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] MCG wifi
> 
> It's free but limited to port 80 afaik.  Node customers can login and
> gain full access.
> 
> Victor wrote:
> > >From what I've seen of Node's Free HotSpots... it's actually for Node
> > Subscribers. Maybe they plan to offer limited services via this
> > connection?
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:25 PM, <mw at freenet.net.au
> > <mailto:mw at freenet.net.au>> wrote:
> >
> >     Interesting - I'd love to know just how far the interpretation of
> >     'free' goes.
> >
> >
> >
> >     I've worked on some projects similar to this recently, and the
> >     term 'free' usually has some fairly loose definitions! ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >     Most free services I have seen are 'free to subscribers' or 'free
> >     for the first x hours/minutes/megabytes' or 'free for this set of
> >     web sites' etc.
> >
> >
> >
> >     Sometimes they are packed with pop-up adware or shaped to crawling
> >     speeds, or limited in service availability.
> >
> >
> >
> >     In the end, someone has to pay - and it's not usually the ISP
> >     (though sometimes it is).  I wonder how much the MGC group will
> >     end up paying for this?
> >
> >     Cheers!
> >
> >     Mike.
> >
> >
> >
> >     *From:* melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au
> >     <mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au>
> >     [mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au
> >     <mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au>] *On Behalf Of *Dean
> >     Collins
> >     *Sent:* Friday, 27 March 2009 3:28 PM
> >     *To:* syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
> >     <mailto:syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com>;
> >     melbwireless at wireless.org.au <mailto:melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> >     *Subject:* [MLB-WIRELESS] MCG wifi
> >
> >
> >
> >     http://www.crn.com.au/News/99750,case-study-internode-free-wifi-at-
> the-mcg.aspx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     Any comments?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     Regards,
> >
> >     Dean Collins
> >     Cognation Inc
> >     dean at cognation.net
> >     <mailto:dean at cognation.net>+1-212-203-4357   New York
> >     +61-2-9016-5642   (Sydney in-dial).
> >     +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial).
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Victor ('Daworm')
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