[Ti] Wireless Internet with power points?

[Paul Russell]

>So, my experience has been that in Starbucks in the USA (Seattle) 
>you can jack in power and nobody says a word. Especially if you're 
>ordering drinks etc. Trying doing that in Thailand and you get a 
>completely different attitude. (They are worried about the power 
>charge here. Not worried so much as see it as something that should 
>require payment before use.) ... So it's not all that Laptop 
>friendly if you don't carry spare batteries with you. I'm curious to 
>know what it's like in the UK. A british friend of mine once told me 
>he was accused of "stealing electricity" when he plugged in his 
>laptop in a Cafe around Manchester. I'd expect similar treatment in 
>other parts of the country too.
>

I was back in the UK for a while earlier this year and nobody said 
anything when I plugged in my charger in *$ and other coffee shops 
etc. This was in Brighton, which is a relatively liberal and 
progressive kind of place - if you did this somewhere more remote you 
might get a funny look.

Paul

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