I wish they would do that here. If they did that I would just get the router.
Maybe my provider will provide one I'm not sure. If they did that would sure be
a good thing. But that's basically how that goes.
Kathleen Polkabla
On Sep 15, 2016, at 4:19 PM, Vickie <rolisonv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Actually, when I lived in Texas four years ago now, they did offer a wireless
router to go with our cable modem. You had to pay rent like you do for their
equipment, but we had our own, so didn’t need it.
Vickie
From: Tallguy (Redacted sender "tallguy403" for DMARC)
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 1:43 AM
To: ourplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ourplace] Re: New York City
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.
