enob

Now you can eat your burger and surf the net:
4.95 for 2 hours

See link:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...h_mcdonalds_dc

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duddles007

sweet, this is the price method that should be implemented everywhere...screw boingo.

Im going to look so cool w/ my big mac and my axim. Ill tell the cute minimum wagers behind the counter that im a highly succesful bussiness exec, or atleast an organized college student.

Howard2k

$5 for two hours! Screw that.

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red-i

I read the same thing in the globe and mail (here in toronto). apparenlty they're gonna give you a free 45min connection if you spend over 3 or 4 bucks. That's worth it. get a combo, check your mail etc. .while you eat, then leave.

also, who's gonna sit at Mickie D's for 2 hours surfing? I'd rather just get a free 1/2 hour with my meal, and have the option of getting more time when I pay for everything.

Cheryl

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Originally posted by red-i also, who's gonna sit at Mickie D's for 2 hours surfing? I'd rather just get a free 1/2 hour with my meal, and have the option of getting more time when I pay for everything.

That sounds better to me :).

alphacow

I read about this a few months ago, and something about my expensive axim and a grease filled room doesn't seem right :crooked:

Karl with a K

put wifi in a chinese buffet and then I'll get excited. :)

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Originally posted by Karl with a K put wifi in a chinese buffet and then I'll get excited. :)

That is actually an interesting thought. But then again, I have to stop eating at these Chinese buffets. :p

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mbal

I believe I read that McDonalds has already started doing this in Manhattan. The only deal I read was getting something like 45 min with the purchase of a value meal.

red-i

yeah they've got a couple in toronto somewhere now apparently, and are working on another dozen or so.

DennisFranz

STOP !!!!!!!

Ya'll are making me damned hungry!

:)

Wired Pig

So if your in the drive-thru would you only be able to access the WiFi while your inline? Hmm...

If its a buy a Big Mac get an hour deal, can you park in the lot, munch your Mac and surf or will they run you off?

So many things they need to work out... ;)

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red-i

can they password it so they give you a username/pass to log in with? is that possible with the current setup of wifi?

i'm assuming that once you get access, you could go anywhere within range and use it (e.g. the parking lot or whereever)

how does starbucks and the others currently do wifi access?

Howard2k

There are loads of ways that they could secure it with "disposable" passwords issued by the checkout staff and whatever.. Whether they WILL or not is another story. I'd guess that they'll leave it open and just turn down the power on the transmitter to try to stop people freeloading..

I don't see them going the whole hog 802.1x and EAP-TLS route somehow...

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Jer

The username/password scenario is what happened to me when I connected to a T-Mobile hotspot. Since I didn't have a login, they were nice enough to allow me access to pay for an account, then return to the login page...

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