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To: axial who wrote (9185)	11/19/2000 4:33:07 PM
From: MikeM54321	Respond to of 12823

"Since the launch of easyEverything's first aircraft-hangar-sized facility in central London last year, the chain has revolutionized the Internet cafe business, drawing unexpected volumes of customers. The average easyEverything store receives about 5,000 visitors a day, and all of the existing European cafes registered 1,250,000 visits last month." Jim- Thanks for the welcome back. Above is a little more on easyEverything. Keep in mind, that these are not really people-people type cafes. It's more a cubicle-like layout. As a matter of fact, there are no tables in the place. Just a small ledge for your keyboard that barely fits a cup of coffee. Very sterile environment. In other words, it's not the social environment that drives the customers in. It's simply just getting online, cheap and easy. I was blown away by the amount of users. Also consider I was visiting in the off season. I'm certain the lines must extend out the doors around the block in full blown tourist season. Oh I forgot to mention, the speed of my connection. When the cafe was 100% filled, it appeared to be as fast as my cable modem is at home. And I forgot to mention, it worked flawlessly. A major tribute to the IT guys who set it up. -MikeM(From Florida)

To: axial who wrote (9185)	11/23/2000 4:34:25 AM
From: justone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Mike and Jim: A little late value-add on the subject of internet cafes. In Sam Miguel Mexico I used one of two about three years ago. This year, I found six, and they were full of young mexicans now, instead of wealthy Americans. In particular, one near the edge of town was packed with teenagers- it seems a social event more than a study event, but I suppose that is not what they tell their parents. I think the cost for access was about the same per hour as a movie, roughly.