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Liam1	2007-08-24 , 16:59
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I think lets get away from using analogies and stick to the actual wifi access, as analogies tend to over simplify, leading to exaggeration of the actual issue.

I really didn't want to use any analogies, but as some posters really like it, the penny analogy would be a better fit to show proximity and magnitude..but note that it is not perfect

A wifi access for $50 a month, translates to 0.002 cents a second. So if I checked my OWN email on a high speed access line, an email download (text only) would translate to a 2 second download, which is about 0.004 cents. However, lets assume that I take a 500 seconds (or 8 minutes), that will translate to 1 penny of free email for me.

Posted by Texrat: And checking another person's email in ANY context is by no means "low magnitude". As iBall has been saying, see if a position like that makes it past the FBI or similar law enforcement.

Huh, who said anything about checking another person's email?

Posted by Texrat: You're a smart guy, just a little misguided it seems.

Thank you for your guidance..

Last edited by Liam1; 2007-08-24 at 17:20.