IP: the Internet park bench

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:35:01 -0400
> To: farber () cis upenn edu (David Farber)
> From: Richard Jay Solomon <rsolomon () dsl cis upenn edu>
> Subject: the Internet park bench
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1481000/1481783.stm

Thursday, 9 August, 2001, 13:44 GMT 14:44 UK

Bad start for internet bench

The teenagers took advantage of the free service

Two teenagers discovered the world's first internet bench could be used to 
make free international telephone calls.
The cyber-seat, which is based in a public park in Suffolk, UK, went online 
on Monday.
Neil Woodman and Dan Sanderson, both 17, took a normal telephone handset 
along to the bench, which was created by Microsoft's MSN service in 
partnership with the local council.
The pair cheekily phoned St Edmondsbury Council to warn them of the problem 
and then tried to call Microsoft boss, Bill Gates.



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