General Chat Thread, BP Gas Stations Offer Free Wi-Fi in General; BP Gas Stations Offer Free Wi-Fi...
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23rd January 2009, 08:16 PM #1 BP Gas Stations Offer Free Wi-Fi
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23rd January 2009, 09:36 PM #2 oooow hope it dosent cause a spark
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23rd January 2009, 11:49 PM #3 
Originally Posted by
PEO
oooow hope it dosent cause a spark

hee heee, wt about uk BP? r v unluky?
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24th January 2009, 12:04 AM #4 Am I missing something here, but why would consumers need wifi at a petrol station?
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24th January 2009, 12:53 AM #5 Im supprised McDonalds hasn't started doing this! 

Originally Posted by
webman
Am I missing something here, but why would consumers need wifi at a petrol station?

to create ques and mass garrage rage incidents!
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24th January 2009, 01:18 AM #6 
Originally Posted by
PEO
Im supprised McDonalds hasn't started doing this!
to create ques and mass garrage rage incidents!
McDonald's have being doing it for years...
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24th January 2009, 01:24 AM #7
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24th January 2009, 01:39 AM #8 
Originally Posted by
webman
Am I missing something here, but why would consumers need wifi at a petrol station?

Bp had prepay internet access on site, later removed, now net books are handy eveywhere. WIFI. its a good idea though.
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24th January 2009, 01:44 AM #9 
Originally Posted by
webman
Am I missing something here, but why would consumers need wifi at a petrol station?

Well precisely - it's not a place you ever have reason to stop for long, like a restaurant. Makes no sense
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24th January 2009, 01:50 AM #10 
Originally Posted by
mark
Well precisely - it's not a place you ever have reason to stop for long, like a restaurant. Makes no sense

no, some places like near air ports, ex: heathrow, most of the taxi divers and businessman, news reporters wait and stay for coffee, thy have masssive car park also, on these sites their main aim forcus is food service than petrol. one fact thy have move profit on food service than petrolium.
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24th January 2009, 03:45 PM #11 
Originally Posted by
lionsl2005
no, some places like near air ports, ex: heathrow, most of the taxi divers and businessman, news reporters wait and stay for coffee, thy have masssive car park also, on these sites their main aim forcus is food service than petrol. one fact thy have move profit on food service than petrolium.

Ah. Well in those places it's a great idea.
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24th January 2009, 04:11 PM #12 
Originally Posted by
webman
Am I missing something here, but why would consumers need wifi at a petrol station?

I used to work at a gas station and they always had signs up or at least told you not to use your mobile phone at the gas station or electrical devices ( not sure if thats changed )
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27th January 2009, 01:23 AM #13 
Originally Posted by
mac_shinobi
I used to work at a gas station and they always had signs up or at least told you not to use your mobile phone at the gas station or electrical devices ( not sure if thats changed )
yhh that rule still applies to all petrol stations, but only in forcourt while fueling. i dont know how wifi will affect this rule.
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