Wireless extortion in airports
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PIT is free around the foodcourt airside.
And PDANet through a Treo600 is great but only nets about 70-80kbps.
And PDANet through a Treo600 is great but only nets about 70-80kbps.
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Originally Posted by CPRich
And PDANet through a Treo600 is great but only nets about 70-80kbps.
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ONT is free And fast too!
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Originally Posted by robb
I was in DEN today and saw the banners. I opened up my notebook and and saw that it was AT&T, but I couldn't get connected at all.
My company provides t-mobile logins to us, seems to be the most reliable of the services.
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Originally Posted by allikator
The UA RCC's provide t-mobile in DEN. Works within a few gates of the clubs if you AT&T doesn't work.
My company provides t-mobile logins to us, seems to be the most reliable of the services.
My company provides t-mobile logins to us, seems to be the most reliable of the services.
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Sit outside the CO Pres' Club in T6 at LAX for a free signal
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There are some roaming networks like ipass that charge by usage rather than per day.
Check out this string from the Travel Technology Forum
Global Roaming ISPs
Check out this string from the Travel Technology Forum
Global Roaming ISPs
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Free in (and near) most Pres Clubs
Originally Posted by cblaisd
Sit outside the CO Pres' Club in T6 at LAX for a free signal
#24
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Originally Posted by divrdrew
Most of CO President's Clubs have been wired for WiFi. If you sit nearby you should be able to pick up a free signal. Not sure how many other airlines' clubs have free wifi, but if they do, should work for all of them.
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TRI (Johnson City/Bristol/Kingsport, TN) offers free WiFi
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ROA is free; GSO has TMobile for the airport as a whole. Seems like MSP had it for free, but it's been a couple years since I was there.
JAX has something, but I could never get it to work properly. Can't recall any other airports I travel much other than to say ATL and ORD don't seem to have wireless (free or otherwise) on an airport-wide basis.
Oddly enough, BaTelCo provides free wireless in MHH and NAS in the Bahamas, although the NAS one was very flaky while I was there (six to eight LONG hours in their sorry excuse for an international departures terminal)
Now if only the MWAA would put (free) wireless into IAD and DCA, I'd be reasonably happy.
JAX has something, but I could never get it to work properly. Can't recall any other airports I travel much other than to say ATL and ORD don't seem to have wireless (free or otherwise) on an airport-wide basis.
Oddly enough, BaTelCo provides free wireless in MHH and NAS in the Bahamas, although the NAS one was very flaky while I was there (six to eight LONG hours in their sorry excuse for an international departures terminal)
Now if only the MWAA would put (free) wireless into IAD and DCA, I'd be reasonably happy.
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The new terminal at MDT (Harrisburg, PA) has free Wifi and a free lounge for elite members of any airline serving MDT.
http://www.flyhia.com/services/passenger-services.asp
http://www.flyhia.com/services/passenger-services.asp
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Originally Posted by Nuitari
In Canada, over a Mike cellphone it's possible to have free internet if you manage to get the computer to take "s=2" as the number to dial.
To make sure you don't get charged, make sure that you have some kind of flatrate wap package, including the demo one (available for free).
I never managed to get it working with Windows (as it just refuses s=2) but it works quite well with Linux.
Not fast, but free.
To make sure you don't get charged, make sure that you have some kind of flatrate wap package, including the demo one (available for free).
I never managed to get it working with Windows (as it just refuses s=2) but it works quite well with Linux.
Not fast, but free.
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ROC has free access at the business center (landside) by the food court. Didn't try to see if they extend the signal into the gate areas last time I was there, though.