Robert Cringley explains how he thinks some is going to make tons of money with WiFi:
Here’s how the process works. I call it WhyFi. First we need to encourage what are essentially noncommercial hotspots and we do that not by revenue sharing but by providing free equipment. Anyone who wants to start a hotspot gets a free WiFi access point and a free WiFi client card for a notebook or other computer. Since all the hardware is identical this makes building and maintaining a network much easier. If you want to be part of the WhyFi network, you have to accept WhyFi equipment.The only thing that makes WhyFi hardware any different from what you could buy at CompUSA is slightly different firmware. This firmware establishes for the hotspot owner a DMZ in which the public traffic is contained as well as a RADIUS function required for network authorization. Public traffic can consume up to 100 percent of available bandwidth but availability is defined by what isn’t being used by the hotspot owner. The result is you can run a hotspot without having to endure any sort of performance hit.
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