Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Wi-Fi Access Put To Test At SBC Park?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 02:00 PM
Are you a San Francisco Giants fan? If so, SBC Park is now offering FREE wireless access in the stadium. There's one danger of using it, though:
"Free wireless got its real-season test Monday, as the Giants played the Milwaukee Brewers. While Lin loved it, Kevin Fong just shook his head -- at his bad timing. Fong, a computer programmer from South San Francisco, had taken his laptop into the glass-enclosed Club level and was checking work e-mail when Barry Bonds smashed home run No. 660 to tie Willie Mays' record. The park went wild. 'I watched it on TV,' said Fong, still shaking his head. The moral, Kevin? 'Don't take your laptop to the park.'"
Baseball is a relatively slow-paced game, but I couldn't imagine bringing a laptop to one. Especially to Yankee Stadium, where bags are pretty much prohibited nowadays. I could see a Pocket PC being useful between innings, though, to look up things like the ultimate baseball reference site.
"Free wireless got its real-season test Monday, as the Giants played the Milwaukee Brewers. While Lin loved it, Kevin Fong just shook his head -- at his bad timing. Fong, a computer programmer from South San Francisco, had taken his laptop into the glass-enclosed Club level and was checking work e-mail when Barry Bonds smashed home run No. 660 to tie Willie Mays' record. The park went wild. 'I watched it on TV,' said Fong, still shaking his head. The moral, Kevin? 'Don't take your laptop to the park.'"
Baseball is a relatively slow-paced game, but I couldn't imagine bringing a laptop to one. Especially to Yankee Stadium, where bags are pretty much prohibited nowadays. I could see a Pocket PC being useful between innings, though, to look up things like the ultimate baseball reference site.
