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cubix on Aug 8, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Coffee Shops Pull the Plug on Laptop Users

I've seen a few places that offer an hour or two of free access with the code printed on the receipt. This always seemed like a reasonable solution to me. What are your thoughts on that option?

dan_the_welder on Aug 8, 2009 [–]

The hardware for that authentication setup is (or was) expensive.

I just block a few ports and a few of the download intensive domains.

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