Boston WiFi Survey
Surveys

Results

Take the Survey

    Boston WiFi Summit Individual Survey

    WiFi Individual Survey

    1. What's your age? (If you are under 18 years old, please have your guardian respond to this survey with you.)
    <10 years old (0)
    >=10 and <18 years old   10.3% (23)
    >=18 and <25 years old   8.9% (20)
    >= 25 and <35 years old   25.4% (57)
    >=35 and <50 years old   35.7% (80)
    >=50 and <70 years old   18.3% (41)
    >= 70 years old (0)
    TOTAL   98.7% 224
    2. Where do you reside?
    Allston   3.1% (7)
    Back Bay   3.6% (8)
    Beacon Hill   1.8% (4)
    Brighton   5.4% (12)
    Charlestown   4.0% (9)
    Chinatown   0.4% (1)
    Dorchester   9.4% (21)
    Downtown   0.9% (2)
    E. Boston   1.3% (3)
    Fenway/Kenmore   2.7% (6)
    Hyde Park   1.3% (3)
    Jamaica Plain   9.4% (21)
    Mattapan   2.2% (5)
    Mission Hill   2.2% (5)
    North End   1.8% (4)
    Roslindale   3.1% (7)
    Roxbury   4.9% (11)
    South Boston   0.4% (1)
    South End   3.6% (8)
    West Roxbury   3.1% (7)
    Other: Abington   0.4% (1)
    Other: acton   0.4% (1)
    Other: Arlington   1.3% (3)
    Other: ashland   0.4% (1)
    Other: Boston   0.4% (1)
    Other: Brockton   0.4% (1)
    Other: Brookline   3.1% (7)
    Other: brookline   0.9% (2)
    Other: Cambridge   4.5% (10)
    Other: cambridge   0.9% (2)
    Other: Cambridge, Work in Back Bay   0.4% (1)
    Other: Canton   0.4% (1)
    Other: canton   0.4% (1)
    Other: Cape Cod   0.4% (1)
    Other: Concord   0.4% (1)
    Other: Easton; work in Roxbury   0.4% (1)
    Other: Falmouth, Cape Cod   0.4% (1)
    Other: Franklin   0.4% (1)
    Other: Hanson   0.4% (1)
    Other: Lexington   0.9% (2)
    Other: Lowell but I visit boston   0.4% (1)
    Other: Lynn   0.4% (1)
    Other: Malden   0.9% (2)
    Other: Marshfield   0.4% (1)
    Other: medford   0.4% (1)
    Other: Metrowest   0.4% (1)
    Other: Milton   0.9% (2)
    Other: Newton   0.9% (2)
    Other: North Reading   0.4% (1)
    Other: North Weymouth   0.4% (1)
    Other: Pepperell   0.4% (1)
    Other: Providence   0.4% (1)
    Other: Quincy   0.4% (1)
    Other: rehoboth   0.4% (1)
    Other: sandwich   0.4% (1)
    Other: Somerville   3.1% (7)
    Other: Somerville (Davis Sq)   0.4% (1)
    Other: suburb   0.4% (1)
    Other: suburbs   0.4% (1)
    Other: Sudbury   0.4% (1)
    Other: sudbury   0.4% (1)
    Other: Waltham   0.4% (1)
    Other: Waterfront   0.4% (1)
    Other: wayland   0.4% (1)
    Other: West End   0.4% (1)
    Other: Westwood   0.4% (1)
    3. Are you a current student?
    Yes   18.3% (41)
    No   78.6% (176)
    TOTAL   96.9% 224
    4. Do you know what wireless access or WiFi is?
    Yes   84.4% (189)
    No   12.5% (28)
    TOTAL   96.9% 224
    5. Do you own a computer?
    Yes, a desktop   68.8% (154)
    Yes, a laptop/notebook (mobile computer)   62.9% (141)
    No   6.3% (14)
    6. Do you have access to a computer?
    Yes, a desktop   79.9% (179)
    Yes, a laptop/notebook (mobile computer)   68.3% (153)
    No   0.4% (1)
    7. If you don't own a computer, where do you have access to a computer?
    Friend or family member   5.8% (13)
    Community center or community organization   2.2% (5)
    Library   6.3% (14)
    Work   11.6% (26)
    School   6.3% (14)
    Retail store (0)
    Other: Career Centers   0.4% (1)
    Other: HOME   0.4% (1)
    Other: webtv   0.4% (1)
    8. Does the computer you own or access have a wireless card/capability?
    Yes   72.8% (163)
    No   21.9% (49)
    TOTAL   94.6% 224
    9. Do you have plans to purchase a computer within the next:
    6 months   19.2% (43)
    year   20.5% (46)
    2 years   13.8% (31)
    >2 years   6.7% (15)
    no plans to purchase a computer   34.4% (77)
    10. What do you or would you use a computer for?
    News   74.6% (167)
    Sports   29.5% (66)
    School/Educational   56.7% (127)
    Work   87.9% (197)
    Medical   21.0% (47)
    Shopping   64.7% (145)
    Entertainment   63.8% (143)
    Email   91.5% (205)
    Internet   88.8% (199)
    Finances   50.9% (114)
    Chatrooms   11.6% (26)
    Job Search   39.7% (89)
    Research   61.6% (138)
    Other: 3d modelling   0.4% (1)
    Other: AIM   0.4% (1)
    Other: Bill payment   0.4% (1)
    Other: BLOGGING   0.4% (1)
    Other: blogs, discussion boards   0.4% (1)
    Other: clubs   0.4% (1)
    Other: Coding Web Pages and Digital Photography   0.4% (1)
    Other: Combination of the above   0.4% (1)
    Other: design work   0.4% (1)
    Other: Film/video   0.4% (1)
    Other: graphic design   0.4% (1)
    Other: list serves - social and professional networking   0.4% (1)
    Other: online activism / electronic advocacy   0.4% (1)
    Other: Online travel reservations   0.4% (1)
    Other: planning trips   0.4% (1)
    Other: Programming, web design, etc.   0.4% (1)
    Other: to numerous to mention   0.4% (1)
    Other: Video Conference Communications   0.4% (1)
    Other: Web site support   0.4% (1)
    11. Do you have internet access?
    Yes   94.2% (211)
    No   2.7% (6)
    TOTAL   96.9% 224
    12. If you have internet access, what type of access do you have?
    Dial-Up   16.1% (36)
    DSL   33.5% (75)
    Cable   45.5% (102)
    WiFi   23.2% (52)
    Cell Phone   4.9% (11)
    13. Do you own any of the following wireless devices?
    Cell Phone   88.4% (198)
    Pager   5.8% (13)
    Hand-Held Personal Digital Assistant (Palm, Visor, etc)   31.3% (70)
    BlackBerry   6.7% (15)
    !Other GPS handheld   0.4% (1)
    !Other Laptop   0.4% (1)
    !Other no   0.4% (1)
    !Other None of the above, do not own any wireless devices.   0.4% (1)
    !Other Treo   0.4% (1)
    14. If you have a cell phone, who's your service provider?
    Cingular   19.2% (43)
    Nextel   7.1% (16)
    Sprint   14.7% (33)
    T-Mobile   15.6% (35)
    Verizon   31.7% (71)
    Pre-Paid   1.8% (4)
    Other: At&T   0.9% (2)
    Other: Do not own a cell phone   0.4% (1)
    15. If you have a cell phone, do you use it to:
    Access the internet   17.0% (38)
    Chat on-line   2.7% (6)
    Text Messaging/Simple Message Service   46.0% (103)
    16. Do you use wireless for internet access at businesses or organizations who:
    Offer free WiFi   47.8% (107)
    Offer WiFi for a fee ($)   11.2% (25)
    17. What businesses or organizations have you gone to in order to use WiFi?
    #Response
    11) Junebug Cafe, Jamaica Plain, Free 2) Trident Bookstore, Boston, Free 3) 1369 Cafe, Central Square, $$ 4) Diesel Cafe, Davis Square, Free
    2Airports, Hotels
    1Apple Computer stores (Chestnut Hill and Cambridgeside Galleria malls) Espresso Royale franchises Similans (Thai restaurant in East Cambridge) Boston Athenaeum
    1Boston Public Librar
    2Boston Public Library
    1Boston Public Library, Carberry's (Cambridge), Wellesley Public Library
    1Boston Public Library, Many Newbury Open.net locations. Coffee shops
    1Boston Public Library, Newbuy Street
    1Boston Public LIbrary, Starbucks, American Airlines Admirals Club at Logan, June Bug Cafe in JP
    1cafe on gainsborough street
    1Cafe's ,libraries, Kinko's.
    1Cafes in JP-Emac and Bolios
    1Cafes, libraries
    1cafes, parks, libraries
    1Carberry's
    2Coffee shops
    1coffee shops, panera, When I attended Northeastern University
    1Coffeeshops
    1College campus
    1Emack and Bolio's in Roslindale Square
    2Emack and Bolios in JP
    1Expresso Royale
    1Free: Newton Free Library, airports Pay: hotels
    1Harvard. Various cafes.
    1Harvest Coop Market, Central Square, Cambridge
    1Hotel Nikko San Francisco Starbucks
    2hotels
    1Hotels, airports
    1Hotels, coffee shops, malls, airports
    1hotels, convention centers, airports
    1Hotels, restaurants, libraries.
    1I don't know what is WIFI
    1I go to the Boston Public Library locations throughout the city.
    1I have not gone to organization with Wifi.
    1I've used it in hotels or places its free. its to expensive to sign up for monthly service. Even in the airport its like 7 dollars for the day
    1Independent Coffee Houses
    1June Bug in JP, Trident
    1library
    1Linksys
    1Logan Airport, small businesses like coffeehouses,
    1Madison Park Vilage
    1Madisonpark
    1Middle East Restaurant in Central Square, Cambridge. Hotels in which I have stayed while traveling.
    1misc. coffee shops and restaurants
    1MIT, Starbucks
    1mostly coffee shops & hotels
    1Museum of Science and Angelbeat seminar(Waltham Woods).
    1My car dealer offers it and I use it when I'm waiting for the car.
    1N.A.
    1N/A
    1Newbury OpenNet
    15None
    1None really... well they had WiFi at my old school (Boston Latin Academy)... I mostly use it at home.
    1None, do not know enough about WiFi and wireless options.
    1North Shore Community College
    1Northeastern University Boston Public Library
    2Panera
    1panera bakery my workplace
    3panera bread
    1Panera's Bread
    1Panera, airports
    1Presently, I keep my WiFi inhouse. There are several restaurants, in Harvards Sq., for instance, where I can use WiFi, if I wish. So far, though, I do not wish....
    1Public libraries (Boston, Cambridge, Somerville) Sherman's cafe in Union Square MIT ...
    1Sorry I have no idea what WiFi means.
    1South end tecnology center @ Tent City MIT BGood restuarent
    3starbucks
    1Starbucks certain malls
    1Starbucks Sorelles Logan Airport
    1Starbucks (most of them), Junebug Cafe'and others where signs are posted.
    1starbucks - kinkos
    1Starbucks, Borders
    1Starbucks, Hotels when travelling.
    1starbucks, loganwifi
    1Starbucks, MIT, Marriott, Residence Inn, Hilton, Sheraton
    1Starbucks; UMass; Panera Bread
    1T-Mobile
    1t-mobile, BT Openzone (while travelling in UK)
    1Tent City Technology Center
    1The Wrap on Newbury
    1Trident, Starbucks, most of Newbury Street locations
    1TruckStops, Camping, airport,
    1UMass Boston
    1Upper Crust Pizzaria, local college quads, Longwood medical area
    1Various cafes. Frustrating because it'd be nice not to be gluied to indoors to use wifi.
    1verizon
    1wayport
    1work, my house, various friends, all hotels on trips (these days, that is the hotel you pick), and many random hot spots I have no idea who the generous soul was.
    18. What aspect of your personal or professional life could be improved by having wireless internet access?
    #Response
    1"portable" access
    1A bit of both, while traveling especially.
    1a lot more mobile with work.
    1Ablity to branch out and see more of the city and be online. Also can have quick access to public transit schedules and service updates, as well as weather and traffic updates. Lastly able to do work and enjoy a coffe or drink.
    2all
    1All.
    1Anytime access to the internet availability of location based information when on the move in the city
    1As a teacher, my biggest hurdle is that many, if not most, of my students have dial-up or no internet access. This would also affect communications with parents. This type of access would improve education more than any other improvement I could think of.
    1Being able to bring my own laptop into work and not having the to find an extra cord around.
    1Being connected to the world at all times.
    1Better access to info.
    1better access to information for both personal and professional use.
    1Better connection to things like my schedules, communications, and things like local info: mpas, directions, where is the nearest (for example) bike shop to where I am right now. My life is increasingly online, and my cell provider doesn't make it easy for me to use my computer wirelessly, but WiFi is really very useful for all these purposes.
    1better use of otherwise wasted time when stuck in Boston. put it on the MBTA and I might ride through Boston rather than drive.
    1better/ quicker access to the internet
    1Blogging from anywhere in the city. Staying in contact with students and clients wherever I am. Getting out of the classroom and making the entire city a classroom. Being able to find addresses by using map search from anywhere in the city.
    1both could be improved tremendously because I work from anywhere with a laptop
    1By having wireless internet access our personal life could be improved by not being bored! Which is important! Or as a professional, say you need to email someone work you can just do it on the train.
    1convenience when traveling; I work remotely so it would be nice to access e-mail on-the-go;
    1convenience, and availability
    1convenience, and thus time - which helps personal and professional
    1Could work from home (telecommute). Could do a number of Internet searches at home (look for apts, cars, jobs, online shopping, book travel)
    1don't know
    1Ease of accessing information...both personal and professional
    1easier access to internet while travelling, while working in hospital (as a physician)
    1easier to communicate.
    1Education, and job search, time and money.
    1Efficiency; I would not have to look for a university or coffee shop to go online while outside my home or office. I would spend more time out doors.
    1Eliminate the need to delay getting email or Internet data until getting home or to the office for wired access.
    1Every aspect. This is something I am dfinitely excited about. I am willing to participate in the beta testing
    1E_mails could be easier
    1faster access to internet and more flexibility in where I work, pay bills, e-mail, etc.
    1financial
    1Financially this could help. I am forced to pay a larger utility bill because the cable and phone company that I am currently with is the only vendor that I can use because of a contract my current vendor has with the owner of my development.
    1flexible work hours
    1for immediate research and/or checking email
    1Freedom to do personal and professional work in a variety of settings. Ease of meeting with meeting via internet.
    1Freedom to work/study outdoors or in around Boston, rather than being confined to my room. Flexibility to find an appropriate work environment, when my cube/office is loud/distracting, etc.
    1Freedom!!
    1General access while away from home.
    1Having wireless capabilites would make my desktop area alot cleaner, as well as greatly reduce the hassle of having ethernet cables running throughout the house.
    1Health, income, employment and education!!!
    1homework
    1I already have it at home. It's great to have the ability to access the internet or work files from anywhere anytime around the house or in the yard. Pervasive wireless would take anytime, anywhere one step further. Whether it's email, work, news, or researching an item to purchase.
    1I already have it. My life couldn't get any better.
    1I am assuming it may be faster than dsl which would help me tremendously
    1I assume that you mean wireless outside of my home? More convenience, being to access the internet from outside of my home or office. However, paid wireless access, such as the services offered at starbucks, are expensive for people like me who work in not for profits.
    1I could go anywhere outside in the nice weather months to get work (social & professional) done on my laptop. I wouldn't have to think about where I'd find access; it would simply be a given. And if Boston does it perhaps Cambridge and Somerville will follow. This would be nice because most of the wifi in Cambridge is proprietary and it's hard even when you work for a place with proprietary wifi to give your professional guests access. Free municipal access would mean everyone could count on the internet, everywhere.
    1I could have used my laptop while in Vermont.
    1I currently use wireless at home and find that it is very valuable. It saved my roommate and I from needing to run wires all over the apartment. It also saves time from having to connect to the internet.
    1I do some work at home. Would be nice to be able to get out with my laptop and do that work outside of my house evenings and weekends.
    1I have found that the internet has been an endless source to gather information. i.e. my children's homework, research for my job, communication with others all over the country or world via email, just finding information that is not easily acessible by other means and especially with making travel arrangements.
    1I have used WiFi for meetings where multiple people need to review options that can be seen on the internet (e.g. arranging for a group to travel and setting up a common accommodation); also useful for checking in on web information or on messages while on the fly, and in libraries, useful to be able to do research and write.
    1I often work at home. I need access to my work network at times and dial up is very slow. DSL in not available where I live and wireless does not work well in Mattapan.
    1I would be able to do things that I could only do at home at other places like check my mail on the go and other things
    1I would be able to save money. I would be able to do my courses online, pay bills, etc.
    1I would like to be able to access the web from any location--so I could easily connect to email from a client's site, or from a coffee shop or other friendly place to work.
    1I would like to be able to use my laptop in different rooms of my home.
    1I would love to have more public spaces with WiFi so that I can do my "home" work in a public space.
    1I'd be able to stay connected via video conferencing technologies; teach on-line from anywhere and generally have more freedom to move about the city while working. The convenience of being away from my office and still getting important work done on nice days is immeasurable.
    1I'll access to Internet anywhere. I'll do research when I found a new word. I'll access to my PC anywhere I gone to.
    1I'm an independent consultant working with a number of nonprofit organizations. It would enable me to bring use my laptop at my clients' offices to work with them without having to worry about whether they have internet access in-house.
    1I'm going back to school in the fall and it would be great to be able to access the Internet for personal and academic reasons when I'm out. I don't want to only be able to access the Internet at home. Wifi just makes things more convenient. I will definitely be more likely to patronize certain businesses if I know that it would allow me to access the internet, particularly if it was a free service.
    1I'm not sure
    1If I had a laptop, it would be helpful. Without a laptop, it's not that helpful unless I buy a wireless card for my desktop.
    1In my personal life it will make it easy to talk to othere family members
    1Inexpensive and convenient internet access all on line services more convenient so it would help with things like accessing e-mail for work and personal and using online services more convenient
    1Information access
    1instant access anywhere so I can get information I need.
    1instantaneous access to email; messaging
    1Internet Access around the city, in the Public Gardens; Easy Access to Infomation
    1Internet services on laptop and related functions.
    1Internet, Chatting, and Email on the go.
    1It depends how widely available it is.
    1It is a huge time saver for me as I am in sales and constantly need to access e-mail and sometimes have time to kill in between meetings.
    1It would be easier for me to stay in touch with work.
    1It would be much easier for me to do my consulting work all over Boston.
    1It would be nice to have wireless access throughout the city in order to check e-mail when I'm on the road with clients. Right now, I use my clients' networks if I have my laptop with me or check e-mail over the web using my clients' computer.
    1It would be very helpful, because I could be on online everywhere.
    1It would make it a lot more convenient to keep tabs on my email and favorite websites, and give me more flexibility in where I can work (being able to do research at Starbucks *for free* would be nice).
    1Job Search and Email time could be doubled. Also you could reply to important messages in a timely manner.
    1Just having information available at my fingertips would be helpful.
    1less expensive internet costs..I need the internet at all times for the kind of work I do, Computer Network Administration
    1Leveraging my limited time for multiple tasks or saving time in completing a task (not getting lost).
    1Look up data while you need it, while you're out and about.
    1many more options for internet action.
    3Mobility
    1mobility provides more flexibility and better quality of life since I'm not tied to a desk
    1more mobility
    1more time to spend outside
    1Most aspects.
    1most places around the city publicly should have wireless internet access so we can access laptops anywhere
    1my children and i can move freely around without cords
    1My community service at the Chuch and Non-Profit Organization.
    1NA
    2none
    1Not necessarily wireless; would like to have universal internet access no matter where I am; could be universal hookup to DSL or cable which alredy exists in Boston
    1Nothing - I really don't WANT to be any more accessible than I already am.
    1Nothing can be improved because it already has been with the internet access
    1Pretty much being able to keep up with e-mail/technology news anywhere.
    1Professional contacts would be easier to reach
    1Professionally, I work at several sites. Sometimes there is no internet access in the room where I am teaching. If there was something that I think would be of interest to my class, it would be great if I could access it immediately.
    1Save some money, learn and utilize different technology.
    1School work, general information
    1The ability to work from anywhere would be terrific. I'd love to be able to work online while my son plays soccer - that way I could finish work projects and really be able to tune in for family time when he's finished.
    1The advantages of mobility with continous accessiblity to data, news, alerts, security monitoring, proprietary applications, entertainment and connectivity to associates.
    1the ease of doing work and accessing information anytime, anyplace
    1The potential convenience of being able to take a laptop to work remotely rather than being tied to a desk and dataport would be quite attractive.
    1There are very few ways my professional lif would not be impacted by a wireless Boston. It would be invaluable in terms ofour feild work with families, and even presonally, the ablity to get on-lione from anywhere in the city would be great
    1Timely commuication Increased productivity
    1Traveling
    1use of my time...not being tied to a device at my ome
    1Using a portable laptop inside of my Police Cruiser to access on line information.
    1WAH , WOO, Durring Appointments
    1Web management/maintenance, media delivery (video, audio), live streaming, on-demand streaming
    1wireless connections would make mobile computers easier to use where ever you please instead of having to connect it to a cable everytime.
    1Wireless creates a situation where I can work from home or any other establishment that offers free wireless. This freedom of internet without space limitations creates motivation to get more done!
    1Wireless internet is hugely practical!
    1Wireless internet would make it much easier to access the net. It would provide access in many places where wireless users can connect. It also provides high speed for faster surfing and downloading.
    1work could be done faster
    1work related information not being tied down..
    1Work: It would make it easy to move around and give demonstrations
    1Working outdoors with a laptop
    1Would be very useful while working in Boston
    1you can have more time to work on stuff cuz you won't have to wait to go home to do your work, you can work on the go.
    1Ypu can go anywhere
    19. Who do you think should offer free wireless internet access in Boston?
    Museums/Zoos   48.7% (109)
    Libraries   92.0% (206)
    Local Government   63.8% (143)
    State Government   51.8% (116)
    Non-Profit Community Organizations   48.7% (109)
    Hospitals/Medical Buildings   53.6% (120)
    Public Schools/Colleges/Universities   82.6% (185)
    Private Schools/Colleges/Universities   66.1% (148)
    Businesses   50.0% (112)
    No place should offer free wireless in Boston   1.8% (4)
    Other: affordable housing developments   0.4% (1)
    Other: All businesses that recieve people   0.4% (1)
    Other: any carrier expecting street opening permits in less than 2 months delay   0.4% (1)
    Other: any place willing to be a node on the net. Should be a public utility.   0.4% (1)
    Other: Anyone that doesn't have a good reason not to.   0.4% (1)
    Other: Anyone who can afford it and sees the value of offering it   0.4% (1)
    Other: cafes   0.4% (1)
    Other: co-ops   0.4% (1)
    Other: coffee shops   0.4% (1)
    Other: community organizations   0.4% (1)
    Other: community technology centers, cafes, restaurants, MBTA stations   0.4% (1)
    Other: did you mean who should PAY? Local government or possibly a consortium of businesses?   0.4% (1)
    Other: everyone   0.4% (1)
    Other: Everywhere in Boston should offer free Wireless   0.4% (1)
    Other: evevry hwere possible   0.4% (1)
    Other: hotels   0.4% (1)
    Other: I pay enough tax tto the City of Boston. Nothing is free.   0.4% (1)
    Other: I'd like to see it everywhere   0.4% (1)
    Other: Individuals who choose to do so   0.4% (1)
    Other: invididual internet users who like to share (like me)   0.4% (1)
    Other: It should be available in every community in the parks in coffee shops everywhere   0.4% (1)
    Other: MBTA & Massport   0.4% (1)
    Other: MDC/parks and recreation   0.4% (1)
    Other: Parks   0.9% (2)
    Other: Parks and open spaces.   0.4% (1)
    Other: parks, bus stops, etc   0.4% (1)
    Other: partnership between the city and business   0.4% (1)
    Other: Places people are required to spend time such as jury duty, RMV, etc.   0.4% (1)
    Other: postoffices   0.4% (1)
    Other: Private Sector Establishments   0.4% (1)
    Other: public housing   0.4% (1)
    Other: public parks   0.4% (1)
    Other: Public parks, esp. Boston Common. Malls, esp. Copley and Prudential   0.4% (1)
    Other: restaurants and coffee shops   0.4% (1)
    Other: some combination of above   0.4% (1)
    Other: Throughout the public realm   0.4% (1)
    Other: Whoever has the capacity   0.4% (1)
    Other: why not give us free cell phone and cable tv service too? we all want something for nothing   0.4% (1)
    Other: wide area nets funded by private/public consortiums   0.4% (1)
    Other: wireless providers   0.4% (1)
    20. What season would you use wireless or mobile access to the internet?
    Spring   90.6% (203)
    Summer   91.1% (204)
    Fall   86.6% (194)
    Winter   77.7% (174)
    21. What days do you or would you use WiFi access to the internet?
    Weekdays   85.7% (192)
    Weekends   80.8% (181)
    Never   3.1% (7)
    22. What time of day are you or would you most likely use WiFi access to the internet?
    6:01am to Noon   5.4% (12)
    12:01pm to 6:00pm   38.4% (86)
    6:01pm to Midnight   46.4% (104)
    12:01am to 6:00am   0.4% (1)
    TOTAL   90.6% 224
    23. Please indicate any specific feedback, comments, concerns, or benefits you have regarding wireless access in Boston.
    #Response
    1All coffee shops should have WiFi...
    1Although I personally can afford to pay for high speed access, I think having free access would be a great benefit for lower income people and would increase their access to information, including information related to civic engagement activities.
    1Boston is a city of comercials and if people have internet for free then advertisment can get easy and this can be good or bad depending on ow it is done.
    1Boston is seen as an innovative city (biotech/higher ed/hospitals). Offering free wifi shows the city is committed to innovation.
    1Boston should have that capability as well.
    1Don't do it unless you are gong to do it properly. Access should be secure and the quality of service should be high.
    1Free service is not necessarily the important goal because this implies the city would have to fund service where some could pay. Part of the equation is "roaming" access as part of any Internet service for those who can pay for Internet service. This allows focus of funds to solve "digital divide" problems.
    1How fast of a connection would WiFi be?
    1I admire the project underway to wire businesses in Newbury St; similar initiatives in say Harvard, Porter or Davis Squares would be worth considering.
    1I am a supporting technology professional. Contact me at v_jamese@hotmail.com to participate/porvide support.
    1I do not believe the city should become involved in this in any way. Just as they do not provide phone or electric service.
    1I don't know a lot about it. I would like to know more.
    1I don't know that I have enough knowledge about WiFi or its specific benefits to be an intelligent consumer. When I do, I will look into it further for personal use.
    1I don't think Boston Public Library markets their wi-fi enough. Most people aren't aware of it.
    1I don't think the city should be spening money in this service.
    1I don't understand some of your questions since I'm not sure what WiFi is.
    1I hope for secure access. I don't want other to be able to snoop my computer while I am online.
    1I just hope it has enough bandwidth to make it useable, and is accessible to anyone, regardless of OS (so no proprietary logins or inaccessible captive portal pages, just a simple login if necessary)
    1I just wish we had internet access in many places! Like one of these days, it'd be great to actually have them on trains!
    1I live in a large condo complex next to a park. WiFi would be great for our community.
    1I love having access at the Boston Public Library. It is great to sit on the steps outside the BPL in the summer time and work while watching the people go by.
    1I love to use wireless access, because I heard it was very easy and it can be very fast.
    1I think an open system providing free wireless access should be available to those who need it most (low-income). It's amazing the opportunities Internet access opens up for people.
    1I think it could be a good way to make internet access more available to people at all income levels. Though, people would still need a computer, it is one less thing to worry about. Internet is becoming essential for educational purposes and should be accessable to all.
    1I think it should be available in all communities not only in wealthy neighborhoods
    1I think it should be widely available and that the local government should make publicly owned high points available for wifi transmitters because it serves the collective good.
    1I think it will be a great idea and it will help the city alot and the community in general
    1I think it would be great if Boston had wireless access because then