That's actually most of what I was trying to say.
Wifi devices are usable anywhere by definition; it's the service that needs to be there and thought about. As I said: setting up the infrastructure is the most costly part, which means eliminating it would remove most costs.
And as far as the webpages go, that's a big part of why there's more to it than just turning on a wireless router (which anyone can do), which was my biggest argument towards why companies like ICOA are still necessary.
You'll notice that when I said they could expand their network to act like Sprint's, that I also stated " I doubt they will be in that market too soon, it would certainly take time even if they do/did have plans for it" meaning I doubt it will happen, and don't even totally believe they have plans on it. Now it's confirmed: there's not enough money in that to counter-act the high costs (which I expected, it was the reason I wrote what I just quoted).
It sounds like they're moving in the right direction. In computers it's much better to sell software than sell systems. It's also much better to maintain systems than to sell them outright. This is similar to why people can make tons of money by learning ancient programming languages: it's usually either too costly, or too risky to replace architecture that's already in place. I think ICOA's taking a great step by focusing those as their revenue streams.
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