A few words about Crumz Restaurant

[Meng Cheah]

Colin McGregor wrote:

>--- Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
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>>TLUGers:
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>>A few weeks ago there was a thread discussing any
>>recommended WIFi
>>internet cafe's. I mentioned Crumz here in Oakville
>>as an alternative to
>>Starbuck's. I couldn't give much more detail, but I
>>now have a few other
>>things to say about it, since I have now been there.
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>Well let me mention the Wireless Toronto folks, who
>are involved in offering "free" wireless in the GTA,
>including one Oakville location (Teriyaki Experience -
>Oakville Town Centre, 200-240 North Service Rd.,
>Oakville, 905-338-7312). 
>
>The deal the Wireless Toronto people offer local
>shop/cafe/resteraunt owner is:
>
> - Shop owner buys make/model WiFi hardware Wireless
>Toronto specifies.
> - Shop owner pays for a high speed internet
>connection.
> - Shop owner pays Wireless Toronto $50 per year to
>cover server costs/PR.
> - Wireless Toronto does hardware set-up/install.
> - Wireless Toronto offers website to promote the shop
>(and themselves).
> - Wireless Toronto offers set-up documentation at
>each location.
> - Wireless Toronto does account management functions,
>so they can take a stab at keeping users that are
>TOTAL bad news off, and collect stats on who is using
>network where.
>
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Is information as to how detailed are the stats (not the stats itself) 
available?
Is there a privacy policy online to read?

Any info will be appreciated. Thanks.

>Now, for MOST shop owners this is potentially a very
>good deal as most shop owners don't have the knowledge
>base to do a Wi-Fi set-up, never mind wanting to deal
>with the other areas of doing a Wi-Fi set-up. The
>reason for specifying the hardware is the Wireless
>Toronto people are using the Linksys Linux routers, so
>by reprogramming the routers they can pass some user
>login functions out to the router (reducing the
>bandwidth demands...). 
>
>In dollars and cents, it would not take very many more
>coffees per day sold to make this a solid money maker
>for a coffee shop. 
>
>So, 21 hot spots set-up from Oakville to Scarberia,
>all kind of neat. Sort of doing a variation on what
>the Toronto Free-Net (my tradition favourite free
>Internet service) for the wireless world. 
>
>Colin McGregor
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