Have you seen that bank commercial?

Barnes & Noble
Country Club Plaza, 420 W. 47th Street, Kansas City

802.11g
SSID: attwifi

Okay, it's really not as bad as the bank commercial where the guy in the suit lets the kid play with the huge shiny toy truck for a few seconds, then snatches it away and answers the youngster's protests with "Well, that was a limited-time offer." However, be advised that B&N's new complimentary Wi-Fi does come with a string attached; you can only use it two hours at a time. It just would have been nice if they'd been up front about it, that's all.

It would also be nice if this place were a bit more laptop-friendly as well. So far I've found only one seat next to a power outlet, in the "Religion" section on the second floor outside Starbucks next to a pair of LCD-unfriendly windows facing 47th. I didn't see any seating at all on the first floor, and I'm not comfortable sitting in the cafe without making a purchase.

Searching out another location, however, might be advised; the signal strength here is terrible. I've been bucked off once already and had to resort to ye olde open-a-new-tab-and reconnect to keep from losing this post (you have to click through a pair of AUP consent pages to log on).

In short this one needs to get better. Here's hoping it does.