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Apple stores should disable internet access....
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I hear there's rumors on the internets!
you should have started to tell him your life story. if i am at work and some **** comes in and just hang in the air conditioning i start with philosophy them politics and if they are still there i take about my life. they should not get past philosophy.
Nope...
They didn't block it, the Finder just doesn't allow you to upload to ftp, only download from.
They didn't block it, the Finder just doesn't allow you to upload to ftp, only download from.
Just pull the plug and marvel in the fact that the mag safe adapter really did save your life else the MBP would have fallen and broken your foot!
I'm sure I don't have to mention this, but Magsafe -> Notebook -> Internal Battery
Therefore Pulling Power Cord = A slight symbol change in the top right of the screen.
Mission failure, and possibly a good insult and laugh or two just to rub it in.
There's no chairs in the Manchester Arndale store and because it's a new store it seems that people have just caught on that there's free internet there, as everytime I go there seems to be more and more people using it as an internet café, just typing out e-mails or chatting to people.
I think they should disable the internet and if someone wants to use the internet to demo a feature, they should ask one of the members of staff to connect for them (encryption key or something).
I think they should disable the internet and if someone wants to use the internet to demo a feature, they should ask one of the members of staff to connect for them (encryption key or something).
where i come from "****" is on par with the "c" word. you know the one. apparently not in England
and i would (and have) stand right behind people (actually a little too close) and watched what they are doing in a very obvious manner if i want to see the machine they are on. this is a great way to get someone off a machine.
its the same where i am, but i dont mind it. i do the same, even ask the guy how the computer is, how he likes it, if hes gonna buy it what config hes getting blah blah. they leave fast
That's kind of weird... at the stores I've been to around the Houston area, there are no chairs anywhere... just by the Genius Bar. Everyone has to stand up and bend over to play with any computer. Most of them are just messing around with the camera and the few times I tried going to places such as myspace.com and hotmail.com for grins, people crowded around like crazy so I immediately felt like I needed to let someone else have a turn.
I agree the store has become a joke, it annoyed me the other week I went to check guess what? ....glossy vs matte plus the macbook keyboard. hadn't been there for ages as I seldom go to London nowadays and I don't remember it was this way before.
Basically around lunch time there were loads of people at the machines and all surfing the net and writing their emails and there were queues of people waiting for a free machine.... and it can take a long time to read/write all of your emails if that's the only machine you have access to so the whole thing wasnt moving at all
I thought what a joke and went to an apple rep and I told him what a joke, has this place become a free internet café? I got here to see a mac I want to buy
And he said which mac do you want to look at? Well as I wanted to see the macbook keyboard and a glossy screen I may as well look at a macbook (although I will most likely buy a MBP) so I said a macbook. He went round and as soon as he saw somebody leaving a macbook he stopped the next person in queue (a really nice bird) and said this guy has been waiting longer than you (which clearly wasnt the case), you let him use it first . nice result. the whole thing was comical so I told her not to worry and p1ssed off
Moral is you cant give away free internet access in oxford circus cause there are just too many people around you
I hear what you guys from the states are saying but it just wouldnt work in a place like that
Basically around lunch time there were loads of people at the machines and all surfing the net and writing their emails and there were queues of people waiting for a free machine.... and it can take a long time to read/write all of your emails if that's the only machine you have access to so the whole thing wasnt moving at all
I thought what a joke and went to an apple rep and I told him what a joke, has this place become a free internet café? I got here to see a mac I want to buy
And he said which mac do you want to look at? Well as I wanted to see the macbook keyboard and a glossy screen I may as well look at a macbook (although I will most likely buy a MBP) so I said a macbook. He went round and as soon as he saw somebody leaving a macbook he stopped the next person in queue (a really nice bird) and said this guy has been waiting longer than you (which clearly wasnt the case), you let him use it first . nice result. the whole thing was comical so I told her not to worry and p1ssed off
Moral is you cant give away free internet access in oxford circus cause there are just too many people around you
I hear what you guys from the states are saying but it just wouldnt work in a place like that
Feature demos aren't the point of net access. When Apple opened its stores, one of the key ideas of the store was that you could drop in and use the Internet and just socialize with other people. It worked fine in the beginning, but now it's gotten a little crowded in a lot of Apple stores. However, they do have floor staff, and if you want to see a machine to evaluate for purchase, they'll gladly ask someone to vacate the computer you want to see. Instead of standing around being impatient and ornery, just ask someone. I've been to Apple stores in four countries and have never had a problem with this.
The people browsing have every right to hang around and play with the computers, and unless you either a) ask them directly if you could check out the computer or b) get an employee to clear a machine for you, there's no reason to get worked up.
Haven't had any problems like this at my Apple Store. Most people only hang around for a few minutes or so. There are no chairs anywhere (with the exception of the Genius Bar), and half the computers are positioned at waste level (making you bend over slightly) and the other half are positioned slightly high (making extended use uncomfortable). ...Works like a charm.
Honestly how many of these people will ever be buying a mac? I mean they're there for the free Internet access which means they either can't afford or be prepared to spend for even a PC or a £1 an hour internet café.
Last time I was in an Apple Store it was to show my parents a Mac Mini, as they were looking to upgrade the 350 MHz iMac.
There was some **** using one to email. I just asked the guy if he had no intention to buy one to move. He did.
You can't be subtle with these people. Tell them bluntly to move.
There was some **** using one to email. I just asked the guy if he had no intention to buy one to move. He did.
You can't be subtle with these people. Tell them bluntly to move.
I think paying customers will get the full access to Macs on display at the Apple Store in the end. Money talks in the Apple Store, like any other profit making establishment.
Regent St store is a waste of time at the moment. I went there to look at Mac Pros and compare the 23" and 30" monitors and ended up spending 20 minutes waiting for some waste of space using a dual 30" mac pro to check his bloody hotmail.I'm dropping 4000 pounds on a workstation. That isn't good enough. It's a joke that people that actually want to buy machines have to wait, they need to kill the internet access so actual customers can try the systems.
I bought a macbook from LA not so long ago, but checked them and the mbp out loads of times prior, in various stores.
Every single store I went too, I had to get an assistant to chuck someone [or 2 people] off the machines. I found it funny that he woud go up to the person, who was obviously emailing, abd say "are you using this machine"? They would be gone in seconds.
You just need to ask!
However, the Regeant st store is a complete joke, and the worst by far, for emailers.
Every single store I went too, I had to get an assistant to chuck someone [or 2 people] off the machines. I found it funny that he woud go up to the person, who was obviously emailing, abd say "are you using this machine"? They would be gone in seconds.
You just need to ask!
However, the Regeant st store is a complete joke, and the worst by far, for emailers.
I agree regent street is the only Apple Store I have been to and it puts me off going to an Apple Store again. Last time I went there was a tramp (not to be snobish or rude but he was a tramp with torn grey cloths and he really stunk) using a 3GHz MacPro with two 30inch displays for nearly and hour and a half. The computer and displays have got to be around £3000ish which is like $7000ish. I'm pretty sure he wasn't planning on buying it.
when the mbp came out originally they had about six at the regent street store and the internet was disabled on all of them, because they new people who actually wanted to buy them would come to see i guess.
so why don't they disable the internet on half of the machines! everyones a winner.
so why don't they disable the internet on half of the machines! everyones a winner.
(Mine in bold.)
I'm not positive but I at my Apple Store, I don't think that all of the laptops have internet. It's just a few that don't, though. It's mostly Macbooks too.
I think a system where the computers "refresh" every 5 minutes, quiting all open apps and changing the desktop/system back to a default state could work. I can understand checking your emails and maybe firing off a quick one or 2, but it shouldn't really take more than a few minutes to do some simple stuff. Or maybe 5 minutes then a prompt to delay a "refresh" by 5 minutes, then after that a forced refresh.
Maybe they can put a sign on the computers saying something like:
Valued customer,
As a courtesy to other customers, please limit your time on the computer to 10 minutes.
Thank you,
Apple Store Management
Or something like what runplaysleeprun said could work to.
Valued customer,
As a courtesy to other customers, please limit your time on the computer to 10 minutes.
Thank you,
Apple Store Management
Or something like what runplaysleeprun said could work to.
Never a problem here in San Antonio. There are 15 iMacs, 6 Mac Pro's, 5 Mini's 10 macbooks and 10 MBP's. If I use a computer, I use it for about 15 seconds, because I don't feel comfortable using someone elses computer. I'm sure if I was going to buy one, id use it for an hour or so, but thats it.
I still think they should disable the internet, go to john lewis or selfridges and you're guaranteed to use a mac because they have their internet restricted. So people just play with photobooth or itunes and leave. 10 mins max.
80% or more of the people at Apple stores aren't there to buy macs, they are there to use the internet (and some to feel cool that they're doing it on macs). Some even bring home office documents, resumes, job applications etc.
Some guy and i were in some form of qeue recently, while i was checking out the C2D MacBooks. As soon as the user left the machine, the guy briskly ran to the computer like he was about to ***** himself even though i was there before him and proceeds to unveil this huge envelope of documents. Funny thing is i wasnt really in a rush nor interested in a MB i was just curious.
He then looked at me knowing what he had done AND tried to kiss up by asking me some stupid question about some random street he was trying to find. Anyway i just told him i didn't know (which is true), left and took the machine opposite that someone had just left.
80% or more of the people at Apple stores aren't there to buy macs, they are there to use the internet (and some to feel cool that they're doing it on macs). Some even bring home office documents, resumes, job applications etc.
Some guy and i were in some form of qeue recently, while i was checking out the C2D MacBooks. As soon as the user left the machine, the guy briskly ran to the computer like he was about to ***** himself even though i was there before him and proceeds to unveil this huge envelope of documents. Funny thing is i wasnt really in a rush nor interested in a MB i was just curious.
He then looked at me knowing what he had done AND tried to kiss up by asking me some stupid question about some random street he was trying to find. Anyway i just told him i didn't know (which is true), left and took the machine opposite that someone had just left.