Offering free WIFI costs a cafe very little, and can attract some good business. It’s a good deal for everyone, if users are conscientious about setting up shop in the coffee house.
If you really want to be a welcome worker in the cafe scene, here are some common sense tips to try:
• Take the smallest cafe table you can fit at. It’s not fair to grab a table for four.
• Don’t Bogart the chairs.
• Don’t steal the bandwidth. If you have large downloads to make, try to do that at home.
• Don’t hog the electrical outlet, either. Use your battery if you can.
• Mute the sound on your computer. This may sound obvious, but sometimes people forget.
• Keep buying things at the coffeeshop. A purchase each hour shows good faith.
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Phil Miranda on October 27th, 2008 at 9:04 am
You’re absolutely right…If you’re going to utilize a “free” service just make sure that while taking advantage of the service you do so responsibly with the intention of making it a pleasurable experience for the user and of course the provider of the free service. In my opinion too many people take the word “free” and see it as an entitlement rather than a constructive opportunity.