PrePaidGSM.net Forum
telna Mobile
PrePaidGSM Home National Operators International Cards Contacts Links



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old
  (#1 (permalink))
Stu (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Specialist
 
Posts: 774
Join Date: 11 Feb 2004
Location: Dubai (& Detroit)

Country:
Default US Wifi Update - 17-12-2009, 01:06

For the folks out there who are using mobile VOIP devices, you might be interested in knowing that McDonalds, Border's Books, and Barnes & Noble Bookstore now have free wifi. (McDonalds goes free January 2010). Add this to the list of other places in the U.S. which include Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee, Bigsby Coffee, and Starbucks (with strings) and it is a pretty impressive list.

*For Starbucks, you need to buy a Starbucks gift card, use it once the month you want the wifi, and then you can surf (or talk) for two hours a day.
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#2 (permalink))
petkow (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Pioneer
 
Posts: 642
Join Date: 01 Aug 2006
Location: Madrid

Country:
Default 17-12-2009, 17:37

And on the other end of the Atlantic, if like me any of you have had to spend a few hours waiting for a boat in Orkney and somehow have not frozen to death, you'll be pleased to know that from soon the little pier in Stromness will also have free WiFI! Yipee!
BBC News - UK community groups win free wi-fi
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#3 (permalink))
Motel75 (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Expert
 
Posts: 414
Join Date: 15 Jun 2006
Location: Berlin

Country:
Default 17-12-2009, 22:27

And if you're anywhere in Center City, Philadelphia, you should be able to use the city's free wi-fi system. (Or at least you used to be.)


Current DE: Vodafone (0172, ex-postpaid), Simyo, Solomo; PL: Heyah; UK: Virgin; IT: Vodafone; US: T-Mobile (212, 931)
Former CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; PL: Era, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Heyah (many), Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play; TR: Turkcell; DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile (0171), O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Vistream, Congstar; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#4 (permalink))
RTuesday (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Expert
 
Posts: 301
Join Date: 28 Mar 2005
Location: Currently Mexico

Country:
Default 18-12-2009, 07:39

Don't forget libraries for free wi-fi also. Clark County, Nevada (Las Vegas) has free wi-fi in all libraries (it's very useful when staying in a casino that charges), same for New York etc. I've also used the free wi-fi in libraries in places like Portree, Skye (Scotland). And many more.
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#5 (permalink))
bylo (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Fan
 
Posts: 119
Join Date: 03 Oct 2007

Country:
Default 18-12-2009, 13:48

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stu View Post
For Starbucks, you need to buy a Starbucks gift card, use it once the month you want the wifi, and then you can surf (or talk) for two hours a day.
Note that the Starbucks deal applies only in the US. Up here a Starbucks gift card gets you only the opportunity to pay for WiFi. If you want free you need an Internet account with Bhell. Or you can go to a Williams coffee shop and surf for free without restrictions (in Ontario, at least.) McDonald's Canada is expected to follow in 2010 with free WiFi as well, at least in some of its locations.

I second the suggestion about public libraries. And don't forget the obvious: there are open routers [almost] everywhere


Phones: Motorola KRZR K1, Samsung X-475, Nokia 1600b
Cards: Mobal, 7-11 SpeakOut
R.I.P.: UM, UM+
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#6 (permalink))
Stu (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Specialist
 
Posts: 774
Join Date: 11 Feb 2004
Location: Dubai (& Detroit)

Country:
Default 19-12-2009, 20:17

U.S. Starbucks gift cards work fine in Canadian Starbucks, but bylo is correct that it doesn't get you free wifi. Boingo includes Canadian Starbucks and Verizon USA data card and DSL subscribers get complimentary wifi at Canadian Starbucks.
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#7 (permalink))
bylo (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Fan
 
Posts: 119
Join Date: 03 Oct 2007

Country:
Default 20-12-2009, 15:34

Back to the USA...

Free WiFi - A 2009-2010 Holiday Gift from Google
Quote:
When you’re traveling this holiday season, you can enjoy free WiFi at 54 participating airports and on every Virgin America flight. Just bring a WiFi-enabled laptop or mobile device and stay connected to family and friends for free while you travel now through January 15, 2010.


Phones: Motorola KRZR K1, Samsung X-475, Nokia 1600b
Cards: Mobal, 7-11 SpeakOut
R.I.P.: UM, UM+
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#8 (permalink))
Stu (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Specialist
 
Posts: 774
Join Date: 11 Feb 2004
Location: Dubai (& Detroit)

Country:
Default 15-01-2010, 14:53

McDonald's has gone free:

Free (And Not So Free) Wi-Fi at McDonald's

Some Canadian McDonald's may be getting it as well:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357193,00.asp

Also, Amtrak is starting to offer free wifi on their East coast trains. Sorry I don't have a URL on that one.
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#9 (permalink))
snidely (Offline)
Senior Member
Prepaid Expert
 
Posts: 306
Join Date: 09 May 2005
Location: Berkeley, California and Miami

Country:
Default 21-01-2010, 04:31

Stu forgot to mention the Dubai airport has free wifi. Nothing like sitting on our UMA enabled T-Mobile phones and making free calls to the U.S. while waiting the nearly 2 hours for our plane. (This was over a year ago.) Regular roaming rates are about $3/min.!
Of course many airports have free wifi. Las Vegas, Ft. Lauderdale, even Oakland, Ca. just to name a few. San Francisco is not free nor is Miami.

...mike


Primarily uses my grandfathered U.S. T-M phone when traveling - 29˘/min. incoming in many countries.
Now also make usee of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world w. access to wifi. Use Nokia 6086 or BB 9700, both UMA capable.
U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes - $50/mo. BB is $20 extra.
   
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0
vBulletin Skin developed by: vBStyles.com
© 2002- ad libitum PrePaidGSM.net