[Spooky23]

People who spend a grand on a phone tend to buy other things.

[rco8786]

...but the product is free WiFi.

[tinbucket]

I think the real product is the data of the person using the 'free' WiFi. The WiFi is a service designed to gain access to that product. In that instance, the data of someone spending £1,000 on a phone is more valuable than the data of someone using a PAYG iPhone 4S.

[Spooky23]

Carrier signals suck in many parts of NYC. There’s a value for on street WiFi.