Free wireless hotspots

Is Free wireless going the way of "free" dial-ups ?

The more places that add WiFi , the more that are pre-paid access.

McDonalds, Starbucks , ect, paid hot spots.

Sept1967 wrote:
> Is Free wireless going the way of "free" dial-ups ?

I sincerely hope not.

> The more places that add WiFi , the more that are pre-paid access.

And the more that are free as well.

> McDonalds, Starbucks , etc., paid hot spots.

Panera Bread, many local non-chain coffehouses, etc., free hot spots.
And some McDonalds locations are free, too.

Seriously, I know what you're getting at, but don't despair. Check out
these links and see how many free spots there still are close to
wherever you're located.

www.wififreespot.com
http://metrofreefi.com

Also go to www.jiwire.com and do a search for free hotspots near you.
You might surprise yourself.

Finally, check out your local public library. More and more of them are
going unwired for laptop users. If yours hasn't already, ask if they're
getting ready to or considering it.

Jonathan L. Parker <jlparker@all2easy.net> wrote:
>> McDonalds, Starbucks , etc., paid hot spots.

> Panera Bread, many local non-chain coffehouses, etc., free hot spots.
> And some McDonalds locations are free, too.

The McDonalds that I used made sense... It's tlaked about here all the
time. Two hours free with the purchase of a Happy Meal (tm).
Or some fixed price, like $9.95 per day.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

Fresno -
The 6th largest city in California.
The 37th largest populated city in the US (Larger then Sacramento, the state
capitol)
http://www.proximityone.com/plc100.htm

http://california.metrofreefi.com/ lists (1) free wifi cafe
http://metrofreefi.com lists (4) spots

[Fresno State University which isn't puplic access is one listed. And
CyberSub cafe is listed on both] So 3 public sites listed.

Its a given, Fresno isn't as sophisticated as other cities, but the size of
the population, and business, would rate more then this sprinkling of free
sites.

I do know of several hotels that have it - LaQuinta - Courtyard - some Best
Westerns.


"Jonathan L. Parker" <jlparker@all2easy.net> wrote in message
news:2_WBe.2579$S17.497714@monger.newsread.com...
> Sept1967 wrote:
>> Is Free wireless going the way of "free" dial-ups ?
>
> I sincerely hope not.
>
>> The more places that add WiFi , the more that are pre-paid access.
>
> And the more that are free as well.
>
>> McDonalds, Starbucks , etc., paid hot spots.
>
> Panera Bread, many local non-chain coffehouses, etc., free hot spots. And
> some McDonalds locations are free, too.
>
> Seriously, I know what you're getting at, but don't despair. Check out
> these links and see how many free spots there still are close to wherever
> you're located.
>
> www.wififreespot.com
> http://metrofreefi.com
>
> Also go to www.jiwire.com and do a search for free hotspots near you. You
> might surprise yourself.
>
> Finally, check out your local public library. More and more of them are
> going unwired for laptop users. If yours hasn't already, ask if they're
> getting ready to or considering it.

Sept1967 wrote:
> Is Free wireless going the way of "free" dial-ups ?
>
> The more places that add WiFi , the more that are pre-paid access.
>
> McDonalds, Starbucks , ect, paid hot spots.
>
>
>
Yep!! Just like the BIG disk satellites in the 80's when you could sit
there for hours and watch all the "free" TV via Satellite you
wanted....It's called "greed."....I am now 66 and more and more
pleasures of life are being restricted or taken away...OH WELL!!!!