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Every public place should have these… and one day, perhaps they will. Until then, we have to track them down. Problem is that there isn’t one go-to place on the web that shows all the free wi-fi hotspots. Perhaps just as well – it would be a huge site. So here’s a list of links to some sites I’ve found listing free wi-fi hotspots around the world. If paid hotspots are also included, I’ve noted that. I haven’t included many sites dealing with individual towns and cities for obvious reasons but you could try a Google search for “free-wifi” yourcityname
Global
Hotspot Locations (free and paid locations)
Free-Hotspot.com (shows sites which are on and off)
Free WiFi Guru (only certain cities in certain countries)
JiWire: Wi-Fi Finder (free and paid locations)
TechNewsWorld: WiFi Hotspot Locator (free and paid locations; have to register first)
Australia
Europe
Free WiFi Please (some cities in Ireland)
UK
Hotspot Locations (free and paid locations)
USA
Airports
SmallBusiness.com: Free Wi-Fi Airports (mostly US airports)
Chains/companies
Hotels
Free WiFi Hotels (only UK hotels)
Parks and campgrounds
Wi-Fi Free Spot: RV (North America only)
Download and connect
WeFi (downloads all the locations and connects automatically)
Oh, and if you have a Windows or Mac laptop, use the free Hotspot Shield for your security. If you know of any other great sites, let me know in the comments.
Additional reading:
4 Ways to Keep Your Public WiFi Sessions Secure
Things To Know When Using a WiFi Hotspot Or a Public PC
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Tumblr blog
September 28th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Try WhereAndWifi’s Google maps mash up to choose free wifi hotspots with lots of useful information like user ratings, comments, noise level, outlet saturation, menu items.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Thanks for that. Doesn’t seem to show up much outside the US at the moment though.