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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>If you
want to get a mass people on the system,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>Charge
every one $5 or $10 per month, offer FREE internet, unlimited time bytes
etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>Use
the Money to BUY Fixed Bandwidth Un-metered bytes and watch the people
flock,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>If
every one gets only 1K or so download, Well its almost
Free..!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=219393105-09012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>Low
Cost Internet would be the prime incetive for anyone to get onto the wireless
lan.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=219393105-09012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>Next
Motivation if is not a concern (it is to me) and a "Pirate software
swapping" But then who is legally liable for this.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=219393105-09012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=219393105-09012002>Otherwise what other motivations are there for people
to get on??</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=219393105-09012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>But
The Real Issue is as far as i can see is to decide firstly: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=219393105-09012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=219393105-09012002>1.
Melbourne Wireless LAN is it to contain Internet or Not.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=219393105-09012002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> ABBENHUYS, Ryan
[mailto:rabbenhuys@mfbb.vic.gov.au]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 9 January 2002
3:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [MLB-WIRELESS]
grumpy people - get a move on<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<P><FONT size=2>Seriously, I think you need to forget the Internet access
aspect altogether. That's just a whole different ball game.</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>Legally we can't do it anyway as far as I understand.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT size=2>The Melbwireless WAN has to be treated as it's own
entity. It's never going to reach the scale of the internet it's just
not possible. You're not going to capture the interest of your average
Joe Blo who bought a PC + Internet access package from Harvey Norman with free
6 months technical support.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2> The only people who are going to be interested are
people interested in developing a wireless community, consisting of file
swapping, a small catalogue of web sites, games servers, chat servers,
etc.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2> I think it's best compared to an "oldschool" BBS. The
only difference is it's wireless.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>that's my thoughts</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>keeping in mind
most of the time i have no idea what i'm talking about.</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From: Simon
Hall [<A
href="mailto:simonh@auschar.com.au">mailto:simonh@auschar.com.au</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2002 14:48</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>I think the real issue here is that people want to be able to
connect to the</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>internet. Not just a community
network. It does appear, for this to move</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>forward a few things need to be sorted. It is clear that there
is, in</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>general, a lot of interest.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>It is pretty obvious that without internet access the idea of
a wireless</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>network is not as appealing particularly if
there is a substantial setup</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>cost.</FONT>
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