SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in
news:47b5c368$0$36338$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net:

> Kurt wrote:
>
>> I fee the same way. When out to use my iPhone or laptop, I only give
>> my buisness to places with free WIFI. Never use Starbucks. Even worse
>> are the hotels that you pay to stay at that charge you. Generally
>> won't stay there.
>
> The more you pay for the room, the less likely the hotel is to provide
> free WiFi.
>
> Still, in some areas the chain motels are exceptionally crappy, poorly
> located, and run down. I.e. in Reno, you can usually stay at a place
> like the Grand Sierra (formerly the Hilton) for less than a place like
> Quality Inn, La Quinta, etc., but there is no free wireless. I've been
> in some nice La Quinta's, but not all of the franchises are very good.
>
>

Also, here in Charleston, there is a chain of UPS Stores around the city.
They all have free wifi you can access from the parking lot free. I can't
ship UPS, though, because some of their employees tried, unsuccessfully, to
steal some of my musical instruments that were coming in to me a couple of
years ago. I ship FEDEX or DHL because of the way I was treated.

The UPS stores are not UPS owned. They're franchises from UPS to use the
logo...shipping points, mailboxes, etc.