[bk]

Aside from the technological and legal issues, the availability of free wireless seems to reflect (perhaps even change) urban culture noticeably. I've stayed in major cities on three continents and the places with free wireless invariably had a more creative and lively vibe about them.

[CapitalistCartr]

"I've stayed in major cities on three continents and the places with free wireless invariably had a more creative and lively vibe about them."

That might be the other way round, that creative, lively cities are more likely to have free, open wireless.

[thwarted]

You're responding to someone who pointed out a correlation by suggesting it be replaced with a causation? "I've stayed in major cities on three continents and the places with free wireless invariably had a more creative and lively vibe about them" makes no assertions about which leads to the other.

[petercooper]

Maybe. I've noticed that more creative, progressive cities have a lot of nice hotels, coffee shops and high end car dealerships, so we should look into building those things in destitute areas and third world countries to help improve their quality of life.