Free public WiFi in the Bay Area and Portland shutting down?

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Free public WiFi in the Bay Area and Portland shutting down?

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http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_ ... ck_check=1
San Jose Merc wrote:Wireless Internet service provider MetroFi ... said it's discontinuing its free WiFi service because the business model of online advertising as its primary income has not worked out financially. It provides WiFi service to [SF Bay Area Cities], Portland, Ore., and Naperville, Ill.
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I was never impressed with MetroFi's coverage anyway. Their signal wasn't good in our apartment. Plus, this is just the end of for-profit free wireless. We still have community efforts and amenities provided by service businesses.
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Also, their ad doohickey was Windows only.
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