Wired News: Wi-Fi: If Not Free, Then How?: "Wi-Fi: If Not Free, Then How?

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02:00 AM Jun. 08, 2004 PT
From fancy hotels to fast-food joints, the number of venues offering high-speed wireless Internet access is expected to grow at a heady clip this year. But industry analysts aren't expecting laptop users and their credit cards to follow.
In the wake of the demise of several large builders of Wi-Fi networks, including last month's closure of Intel-backed Cometa Networks, analysts say one lesson the industry has learned the hard way is that laptop owners remain reluctant to pay by the hour for online access."