Why do you use hotspots

**sobeit** · 06-10-2009, 01:51 PM

I was sitting at a local hotspot today getting lunch (its a deli) and noticed I was not the only one there using their internet access. It seems it was pretty full of users.

I was wondering, why do you use your local hotspots?

**jamiemac2005** · 06-10-2009, 05:32 PM

You need to add "because i wanted maccydees" in the poll =P... haha, my local hotpots are at mcdonalds, and i can't resist to get maccydees breakfast when i'm rushing my h/w.

shuuhen · 06-14-2009, 09:22 PM

During the academic terms I spend a lot of time at my apartment doing homework or working on projects. During the summer I spend fair amount of time at my apartment cooking, fixing things, working on projects, etc. If I don't have other plans, it's nice to go to a local coffee shop at the end of the week to listen to live music, drink good coffee and work on personal projects. It's a refreshing change of atmosphere.

I have sometimes used them for meetings, but that is a fairly rare occurance for me.

**jamiemac2005** · 06-15-2009, 04:43 AM

Ironically the service at mcdonalds is better than the service in my soon-to-be student accomodation, likely to be the same in coffee shops and so on, so i can see myself using them a lot more.

View Poll Results: Why do you use your local hotspot
To get out of the house	2	40.00%
Faster internet access	0	0%
No internet access at home	0	0%
to show off my new laptop	0	0%
I dont use hotspots - too unsecured for me	3	60.00%
to get away from the brats...I mean kids	0	0%
only for business	0	0%
Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll

06-10-2009, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Why do you use hotspots I was sitting at a local hotspot today getting lunch (its a deli) and noticed I was not the only one there using their internet access. It seems it was pretty full of users. I was wondering, why do you use your local hotspots? __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age Last edited by sobeit; 06-10-2009 at 01:55 PM.

06-10-2009, 05:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,878 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Why do you use hotspots You need to add "because i wanted maccydees" in the poll =P... haha, my local hotpots are at mcdonalds, and i can't resist to get maccydees breakfast when i'm rushing my h/w. __________________ Myspace

06-14-2009, 09:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 981 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Why do you use hotspots During the academic terms I spend a lot of time at my apartment doing homework or working on projects. During the summer I spend fair amount of time at my apartment cooking, fixing things, working on projects, etc. If I don't have other plans, it's nice to go to a local coffee shop at the end of the week to listen to live music, drink good coffee and work on personal projects. It's a refreshing change of atmosphere. I have sometimes used them for meetings, but that is a fairly rare occurance for me. __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

06-15-2009, 04:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,878 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Why do you use hotspots Ironically the service at mcdonalds is better than the service in my soon-to-be student accomodation, likely to be the same in coffee shops and so on, so i can see myself using them a lot more. __________________ Myspace