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2. Why would this be bad?

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 10:34 AM

Mar 2012

I mean, OMG! It's just brutal carrying around a fucking hotspot, right?

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Controversy Over 'Homeless 4G Hot Spots' At SXSW Festival [View all] Renew Deal Mar 2012 OP

How about actually paying people minimum wage for the work they are doing. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #9

A link for your answer Vincardog Mar 2012 #32

Why would this be bad? originalpckelly Mar 2012 #2

$2 for 15 minutes? Not what I call reasonable. TheWraith Mar 2012 #3

Hopefully... Oilwellian Mar 2012 #12

$2.50 an hour isn't going to do much for their bootstraps. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #14

Hmmm Oilwellian Mar 2012 #29

Please see my post below from the company on wages: think Mar 2012 #31

Glad to see some positive solutions to helping the homeless. think Mar 2012 #5

Yeah. Paying people $2.50 an hour is a positive solution. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #11

Where does it say they are paying them $2.50 an hour? think Mar 2012 #16

The workers get all the money they collect: think Mar 2012 #20

Another update from the company in regards to pay: think Mar 2012 #23

My first reaction when I saw this yesterday MuseRider Mar 2012 #6

I heard a great story about this on NPR yesterday. cbayer Mar 2012 #8

I saw it at first as very bad form. Rex Mar 2012 #10

The most interesting points made by the developer were these cbayer Mar 2012 #13

Wow, that really sounds a lot better then Rex Mar 2012 #27

There was a small amount of news about it on G4 Rex Mar 2012 #30

There's been FREE wifi internet access in downtown Austin for years hobbit709 Mar 2012 #15

90% of SXSW activity is at or near 6th st. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #19

4G and WiFi are completely different technologies. TheWraith Mar 2012 #24

My bad. Mixing apples and oranges. /nt think Mar 2012 #25

Yup WolverineDG Mar 2012 #21

They just interviewed a man who participated on Marketplace. cbayer Mar 2012 #26