Any way to get all paid hot spots?

I would like to get access to as many paid hot spots as possible
through only
one company. As far as I know, McDonalds uses WayPort (is it free? I
never tried it), Starbucks and Borders Bookstore uses T-Mobile, Barnes
& Noble uses SBC. Is there any way to get them all? Is there a company
that pools them all, i.e. pays wholesale to all providers and resells
to retail?

On 26 Jul 2006 16:11:02 -0700, maruk2@hotmail.com wrote in
<1153955462.137206.215560@75g2000cwc.googlegroups. com>:

>I would like to get access to as many paid hot spots as possible
>through only
>one company. As far as I know, McDonalds uses WayPort (is it free? I
>never tried it), Starbucks and Borders Bookstore uses T-Mobile, Barnes
>& Noble uses SBC. Is there any way to get them all? Is there a company
>that pools them all, i.e. pays wholesale to all providers and resells
>to retail?

I don't think so. You might be better off with high-speed cellular
data.

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

maruk2@hotmail.com wrote:

> I would like to get access to as many paid hot spots as possible through
> only one company.

I was traveling with someone that had a corporate account that allowed
connection to just about any of the major hotspots. I looked into it, but
I think it was about $80 per month.

Actually, I find that the occasional $9.95 daily use doesn't add up to a
year's worth of monthly subscription pricing.

--
---
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

maruk2@hotmail.com wrote:

> I would like to get access to as many paid hot spots as possible through
> only one company.

http://www.ipass.com attempts to do that aggregation for you, but it is
intended for corporate clients. They have some resellers listed for
individual accounts, but I prowled through those and only found per hour
rates for WiFi.

--
---
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5