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Subject: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 6:56 am
Climbers tackling Japan's highest mountain will soon able to stay connected thanks to the introduction of free wireless internet.
The new service will start on 10 July and run until September, with wi-fi hotspots at eight sites including the summit, the Asahi Shimbun website reports. Officials say they've had a slew of requests from American and European tourists who want to use the internet while hiking up the mountain, and they're hoping the move will also attract more visitors.
"We hope people will use the service not only to tell people abroad about the attractions of Mount Fuji, but also to obtain weather and other information to ensure their safety," says a tourism official. Two local authorities worked with a telecoms company to set up the new service.
Some people commenting online like the idea of being able to share their exploits with friends and family back home, but others aren't sure that smartphones and mountains should mix - especially when it comes to people looking where they're going.
"It's bad enough on the street but climbing a mountain - one down and they all fall down like dominoes," writes one person on the Japan Today website. "Free wi-fi? Sorry, but the entire point of nature is not to be connected to the internet," says another user. And one person adds sardonically: "About time. In memory of those who didn't make it due to internet starvation."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-33426338
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: ArcticFox on 07/07/15 at 9:36 am
Seriously, do they have to ruin nature by adding Internet to a mountain?!
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 10:57 am
Seriously, do they have to ruin nature by adding Internet to a mountain?!
The Wi-Fi may be free, but how much is for the password?
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Howard on 07/07/15 at 2:36 pm
The Wi-Fi may be free, but how much is for the password?
Could that also be free?
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:41 pm
Could that also be free?
Free, providing you give out personal details first?
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Howard on 07/08/15 at 7:17 am
Free, providing you give out personal details first?
Which personal details?
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/15 at 11:21 am
Which personal details?
Age, address, phone number, etc?
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Howard on 07/09/15 at 1:53 pm
Age, address, phone number, etc?
Why did they issue this challenge to people who can get free wi-fi?
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/15 at 2:37 pm
Why did they issue this challenge to people who can get free wi-fi?
So the details can be sold on.
Subject: Re: Free wi-fi for Mount Fuji climbers
Written By: Howard on 07/10/15 at 2:25 pm
So the details can be sold on.
I would like more free wi-fi.