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Plenty of Wi-Fi, No Power Outlets - Increasing number of outlets pricey PDF Print E-mail
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Written by broadbandreports.com   
Tuesday, 28 November 2006

The New York Times reports that while travelers are finding an ever growing number of hotspots, there's a rarely enough power outlets to go around. Laptop users at many airports (and older coffee houses) hover close to precious power outlets in the hopes of getting juiced up. The report indicates that the existing standard of one outlet every 25 feet needs to be increased to one outlet every 12 feet - but that costs serious cash. $150 to $200 per outlet during airport construction, or "thousands per outlet" to retrofit. We'll just have to keep waiting for wireless power via resonance.

Read more at: http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/79925

 
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