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"Not even the mighty power of blockchain can erase all of those issues" Maybe it's a good thing if journalists are replaced by AI after all...
This is The Register. It’s a British publication and frequently very sarcastic. I am British and I could feel the sarcasm drip off the screen.
Isn't BT WiFi something in the UK like this? When someone has a BT router in their home you seem to be able to connect to it via the phone app.
I am in Japan and when my mobile net has run out I've had to use public wifi for a day or two and it's not a pretty picture. I find I can barely connect after multiple tries and they drop out frequently, and often have time limits like 20 minutes on them. Usually I get a sim from the airport vending machine, or for longer trips go to Yodobashi/Bic Camera and get one, you can get 30GB for less than the cost of a month…
Unsure if you were trying to make a point to debate the article; but it appears they're specifically speaking of private networks, not public.
No, this is not finally a use case for blockchains.
(before any zealot goes "AHA!", obviously I mean a distributed trust blockchain, not e.g. git)
I am in Japan and when my mobile net has run out I've had to use public wifi for a day or two and it's not a pretty picture. I find I can barely connect after multiple tries and they drop out frequently, and often have time limits like 20 minutes on them. Usually I get a sim from the airport vending machine, or for longer trips go to Yodobashi/Bic Camera and get one, you can get 30GB for less than the cost of a month…
> Tokyo has five million Wi-Fi access points – and that's 20 times what the city needs, because they’re reserved for private use Unsure if you were trying to make a point to debate the article; but it appears they're specifically speaking of private networks, not public.
Why does this need a blockchain? Fon/BT has been sharing residential WiFi for years without blockchain.
Why does this need a blockchain? Fon/BT has been sharing residential WiFi for years without blockchain.
The difference is, as per the article, that the Japanese operator wants to re-imburse the WiFi hotspot subscriber. Something which is very much alien to BT's way of thinking.
Of course, whether blockchain is the right way do implement that aspect is a different question, and in terms of implementation I would agree that blockchain is un-necessary. But you know, blockchain bandwagon .....
Can't help but think this could be done without some Ethereum smart contract. Then again I also get the feeling this project would not get any attention without it. Isn't BT WiFi something in the UK like this? When someone has a BT router in their home you seem to be able to connect to it via the phone app.
Well, yeah, it is "something like" ... until you get to the part where the Japanese operator talks about financially re-imbursing the homeowner for the unwashed masses using their WiFi.
Greater chances of pigs flying than BT doing that !
Why does this need a blockchain? Fon/BT has been sharing residential WiFi for years without blockchain.
> Why does this need a blockchain? Fon/BT has been sharing residential WiFi for years without blockchain The difference is, as per the article, that the Japanese operator wants to re-imburse the WiFi hotspot subscriber. Something which is very much alien to BT's way of thinking. Of course, whether blockchain is the right way do implement that aspect is a different question, and in terms of implementation I would agre…