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Especially on a startup focused news portal this thinking is surprising. Ever heard of this funny thing called money?



Yes. But don't monetize public wlan access. It will lead to people not using it. So save yourself the money. Also, by definition you don't provide a public wlan accesss anymore.

I have come across many hotels/restaurants/whatever to tell you that this is cancer. I don't even try to use any public wlan anymore. In my own country I have cell coverage, abroad free roaming (at least in Europe).


The idea came from a client insisting on trying a WiFi marketing cancer known as "TurnStyle". Looking for an altenative to get a simple marketing message across without all the "conect w FB, Google Analytics, ad-laiden captive portal BS" that's out there now.

Fortunately for users, Yelp aquired TurnStyle so it's only uphill from here! /s


Love too create actively hostile user interfaces for money




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