They're going to turn the payphones and the Wi-Fi hotspots. They started
already but I don't know how long it's going to take. I think that's kind of
neat if you ask me. It's kind of neat to have hotspots out on the
Kathleen Polkabla
On Sep 15, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Linda Gehres <ljgehres@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Wow, you guys still have pay phones? I saw one in Oakland about a year ago
and it didn’t work.
Linda G.
From: ourplace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ourplace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Kathleen Polkabla
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:54 AM
To: ourplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ourplace] Re: New York City
Well I only have my smart phone so that's it for now. That's what I want to
use. And I think in New York City they're taking all the payphones and
putting them into Wi-Fi. That's gonna take a long time but I know they're
doing it. Know how long you can use those I don't know. But payphones are a
thing of the past although all the pay phone bills are going to be Wi-Fi
hotspots. How that's going to work I really don't know but I think it's a
good idea.
Kathleen Polkabla
On Sep 15, 2016, at 4:43 AM, Tallguy (Redacted sender "tallguy403" for DMARC)
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
hahahaha -- that is so funny!! No, you don't seem to understand how these
things work!
The service company does not provide wi-fi! Sheesh! It is YOU that must make
it. You can piggy-back on someone else's system, if you have the password,
but there is no privacy that way. But you would still need to pay for the
service, and then YOU put in the router and make your own wi-fi. You can do
that with any service..... no one company has it or not have it. It is all
part of the same thing. Some service providers, in order to get and keep
customers, will place hot-spots around the city in public spaces, and you can
use that if you have an account with that company. Some internet access is
free but that is so very rare. Even at our library (which provides free
hot-spots), you still need to have a membership card in order to access their
wi-fi. All the new computers will read wi-fi, if there is any within easy
reach. If you meant that you want to use your smart phone, that is another
issue.
Tallguy
From: Linda Gehres <ljgehres@xxxxxxx>
To: ourplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:40 PM
Subject: [ourplace] Re: New York City
Aaahhh, Kathleen, these next three weeks will go fast, I’m sure.
I would certainly think that Panics has Wy-fi available. Verizon is actually
a very good cell phone provider whether you’ve got an I-phone or a flip
phone. Their landline business I’ve never had so can’t tell you of my
experiences, but I can say that Verizon works partially even in our county
hospital which has very thick walls. It’s a building that was built in the
1920’s, and of course then, they were just getting landline telephones
universally. They have a lot of equipment that probably interrupts in-coming
cell calls but I was able to call Paratransit just before my doctor came in
to see me yesterday. Since she came in quickly, I hung up before I could
talk to anyone.
Oh, I’m sure you’ll be ecstatic getting back home!!!! So glad you’ll be back
soonest!!!!
Linda G.
