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New Yorkers have mixed feelings for Wi-Fi kiosks
One group greets rapidly growing network of curbside machines with joy, while another views it with scepticism; nearly 275,000 people have registered to use them
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Jul 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New York
WHEN it comes to acceptance of New York City's rapidly growing network of pavement kiosks offering "free super fast Wi-Fi", some people are Nekeya Browns and some are Alex Padillas.
As soon as the LinkNYC booths were activated in their Washington Heights neighbourhood this month, Ms Brown celebrated by plugging in her headphones and swaying to some Marvin Gaye tunes; Mr Padilla, in his Yankees jersey, stood a few feet back, reluctant even to touch the keyboard for fear of having his pocket of personal data picked.
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