Ad-supported gigabit Wi-Fi kiosks appearing in NYC to replace disconnected phone booths

Enrique, 28 December, 2015

A little over a year ago, LinkNYC promised to set up public Wi-Fi hotspots around the Big Apple to potentially earn $500 million dollars in ad-revenue over the next 12 years.

The idea is to replace every disconnected phone booth with a gigabit hotspot offering USB charging ports, a touchscreen web browser, and two large screen TVs that will display advertisements. The completed rollout will have installed more than 7,500 public hubs.

These hubs will provide free gigabit Wi-Fi for tourists and residents alike. The Verge has a full post complete with pictures of the installation of one of these new Hot spots.

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AnonD-461303
30 Dec 2015
Q5T

Right, that's a pretty clever idea actually though you'll have to share that WiFi connection with hundreds of other ppl, so don't expect the call quality to be ideal still pretty cool

AnonD-481972
29 Dec 2015
wYy

My phone unit is samsung j1 When i open my wifi and connect it connected after awhile the connection or the wifi says authecation error occured. I just buy it brand new,