| Lindy,
I meant what I said, "Obviously, every restaurant can benefit in some fashion from becoming a Wi-Fi hot spot." I did not say every person. I said "every restaurant...in some fashion..."
Ting's Thai Kitchen initially installed the Wi-Fi simply to have a cost-effective way to community with the Thailand mainland on a daily basis. But, guess what? But, with cell phone service bad due to the low population and lack of cell phone towers, having FREE Wi-Fi suddenly becomes a valued resource. You do not understand what is happening in this community. You do not live here. I do. The Board of Supervisors which governs this area has even commissioned a study with the University of California at Chico to draw a map showing coverage of broadband access in the county and its signal strength. I assume this is a first step in improving broadband access in the county. It is pretty pathetic. Since Dec. 9th the county's only cable service has been converting over to AT&T servers. This has caused tremendous problems with regard to email. Messages sent out bounce back undelivered. Messages are bounced back you to email mailboxes that were never sent by them. It really pretty crazy out here right now.
There is nothing wrong with listening to what people have to say. But, what do you do if nobody cares to speak up? Do you simply remain silent because no one speaks up?
When people demonstrate a level of clueless or carelessness by their own actions, I think education is the answer to a more productive change in behavior. A community is strong when it pulls together. Wi-Fi helps a community pull together. I strengthens the local tax base. Wi-Fi draws people into restaurants to eat, use Wi-Fi and spend money. Want proof? Click here. If you have never checked in at a restaurant, perhaps it is time you gave that a try and see for yourself what happens. Nothing beats a personal testimony.
Lamar Morgan
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