Free Wi-fi hotspots

MickKnipfler

Anybody know of a free hotspot in Reading?

rdwarr

Every Thursday.
Quiz Night. The Golden Ball, Snatchems, Heaton with Oxcliffe. £2 entry, free hotpot supper. 1st prize a gallon of beer!

pin

wardym wrote:

I read that Adelaide in South Australia have had the whole of their central business district made wi-fi. I'm only just getting it at my house!

You read right! And this happened years ago, I was there three years ago and even back then they had free Wi-Fi in the CBD.

dickibobboy

there is nothing from where i am

starlite_2

i'm sure I read that google were planning to provide free internet for the whole of san fransisco

starlite_2

http://www.gigaom.com/2005/09/30/google-confirms-san-francisco-wifi-plans/

Also

Two thoughts:

1) I DO know about security but I, and most of my mates, keep open wireless networks (with everything on them well protected) so that if MY system goes down I can use theirs to find out what is wrong over the internet and vice versa. It's been REALLy useful when say NTL has gone down but Bt hasn't to check whether the problem is the router or the network.

2) Plausible deniability- i didn't download that sir- must be some one using my system!

In all cases we try to name the SSID to the house so that anyone using it knows who it belongs to- sometimes people want to use, but would like to ask but who do you ask if it's got the default name!

mikescott86

http://www.norfolkopenlink.com/ - free wifi across norwich.

Leanne200

Most official hotspots are in pubs and bars.......

reason being the wi-fi is in the 'it' boxes (quiz machines)

I dont fancy taking my DS to my local.... I would like to keep it! lol

anewman

Wi-fi is easy to provide for nothing anyway. I reckon soon hotels and bars will start racing to provide free wi-fi (people will stay and buy drinks where they do not have to pay silly prices for wi-fi). The only issue to deal with really is abuse, and some sort of simple system needs to be implemented to prevent that.

The amount some places charge for wi-fi when all it is is a wireless router connected to a broadband connection is over the top.