Wi-Fi in the Ballpark
Filed in archive Wi-Fi by jeff goldman on June 21, 2006

CNET News' Daniel Terdiman reports today that Nat Bailey Stadium, the ballpark for the minor league Vancouver Canadians, offers "great wireless Internet."
"That's wonderful since I'm on a Road Trip 2006 around the Pacific Northwest and as I look for stories to report and write, it's often tricky to find an Internet connection," Terdiman writes.
Finding Wi-Fi at Nat Bailey, Terdiman says, was something of a surprise considering that this is relatively low-level minor league baseball. In comparison, the Oakland As don't have Wi-Fi for their fans.
"From foul pole to foul pole throughout the concourse, you get a pretty good signal," says Roger Kingkade, the Vancouver Canadians' Director of Media Relations. "We're trying to appeal to a business crowd here... It's an incentive for people to take a day off and come to the park and do a little work, and do a couple of deals and stuff."
"Take note, Oakland," Terdiman writes. "After all, the As have the second-lowest home attendance average in the American League
. So if providing free Wi-Fi would bring in a few more fans, maybe it's something to consider."
Permalink: Wi-Fi in the Ballpark
Tags:
baseball Vancouver Canadians WiFi WiFi wireless minor leagues Terdiman CNET Internet stadium MLB Oak
Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/25450









