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The UNLIMITED $8 Boingo plan for mobile devices is a great deal.

Morals aside, you can create a wifi hotspot with your mobile device (Jailbroken iPhone) and connect your laptop to it.

Is i2roam still around?

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Originally Posted by jason8612 (Post 18319564)

Is i2roam still around?

I don't think so, but you can try Worldwide Dialup at http://www.worldwidedialup.net. I don't remember the exact chain of events, but last year they contacted me as a replacement to i2roam when they ceased service. I don't need them all that much, but occasionally they do come in handy.

Thanks
I will email them some questions and see what they say.

Hi all

I just had a very bad experience with boingo. I bought 1 h connection for about 6 euros and did not use it all. After some days I re-entered the boingo system thinking to use the remaining time and they charged my credit card by pay pal for 16 euros with asking for any permission.
I wrote them and they told it was for the second connection (much less than 1 hour). So, pay attention to boingo, they can charge your credit card without asking for permission!

Just to share my experience with Boingo: While staying at the Hilton Bonn (which has the audacity to charge €20 per day/per device) I signed up to Boingo's Europe+ tarif. All was fine until today when I received notification that $180 were taken from my account (on top of the already paid $34.95).

When queried Boingo responded:

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Originally Posted by Boingo

According to our records you had used the service outside of the area covered by your plan. When you use the service outside of the region covered by your plan there is a 12 or 18 cent per minute roaming charge.

We do see that there were some errors in our billing system regarding that usage however and the charges are not accurate. As a result we've refunded those extra charges back to the xxx account we have on file.

You should see that total refund of $180.84 (USD) back in your xxx balance in three to five business days.

Last time I looked Bonn, Germany was in the heart of Europe. While they acknowledge their errors I still find it a bit rich that I have to wait for a refund for up to 5 days.

Not very confidence inspiring the way Boingo conducts its business.