Mcdonalds now has Wifi

blazey · 01-01-2008, 23:38

I went through the drive-thru the other day and say that mcdonalds now has wifi. Can you imagine pulling out your laptop in mcdonalds? You wouldn't get one foot out the door without being mugged!

Doubt anyone will risk it to be honest, but what are your views on it.

harwood red · 01-01-2008, 23:39

The more places that have wifi the better I think, although dunno why I'm saying that as I still haven't got round to buying myself a laptop!!

blazey · 01-01-2008, 23:45

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Originally Posted by harwood red

The more places that have wifi the better I think, although dunno why I'm saying that as I still haven't got round to buying myself a laptop!!

I thought of it as I was thinknig of somewhere to go tomorrow to study in peace, but I need the internet AND my laptop, so the library isnt much use. Why the libraries haven't got wifi yet I do not know. Would make my life easier. Thankfully I'm going back to Lancaster next week so I can use the internet there, and the uni library is ace. Dont highly rate the town library though, even worse than ossy library.

harwood red · 01-01-2008, 23:47

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Originally Posted by blazey

I thought of it as I was thinknig of somewhere to go tomorrow to study in peace, but I need the internet AND my laptop, so the library isnt much use. Why the libraries haven't got wifi yet I do not know. Would make my life easier. Thankfully I'm going back to Lancaster next week so I can use the internet there, and the uni library is ace. Dont highly rate the town library though, even worse than ossy library.

Libraries don't have wifi prob down to cost, whereas mcd's will prob gain from more custom

blazey · 01-01-2008, 23:57

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Originally Posted by harwood red

Libraries don't have wifi prob down to cost, whereas mcd's will prob gain from more custom

You'd think it'd be funded by the council or whatever though, after all, it wouldnt cost that much more to set up than the internet they already have surely?

lancsboy · 02-01-2008, 00:31

radio lancs in blackburn is wifi
also in manchester in one mcdes they have pay has you go internet in the table

Aleks · 02-01-2008, 00:33

mcdonalds as wifi eveyone.

shillelagh · 02-01-2008, 02:21

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Theres enough in Accrington and the surrounding areas - it came up with 72 hotspots though some are in Rossendale and Blackburn!!!

entwisi · 02-01-2008, 06:07

I mentioned this ages ago.

As for why, remember that laptops are not the only wifi devices. A decent number of phones have it as well. I use wifi on my 'now ancient' N80 all the time.

MUMMIBOO · 02-01-2008, 08:44

Ive known mcds have wifi for ages too as we used it with the psp.

entwisi · 02-01-2008, 09:03

My concerns are around how they monitor what people do. e.g. I could take my laptop down to the car park and sit outside. I could do anything on there and they have no log of who I am.