Wi-Fi Hotspots
www.wififreespot.com Free, updated database of Wi-Fi hot spots.
www.connectedhotel.com Lists hotels in major national chains that offer free Wi-Fi.
www.wififreespot.com/hotels.html Lists specific hotel locations with Wi-Fi.
It's easy to find these
"geektels" on the Web. Expedia.com has a list, but the site I really
like is at GeekTools.com. It lists 3,482 hotels in the
http://www.expedia.com/daily/deals/seasonal/wiredhotels/default.asp
http://www.geektools.com/geektels/
http://people.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/wirelesslibraries.htm Wireless Librarian. Libraries with Wi-Fi.
www.wi-fihotspotlist.com/ Wi-Fi HotSpot List, includes parks, etc. with Wi-Fi hotspots.
www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/WirelessCommunities Free networks around the world. Some outdated links.
www.t-mobile.com/hotspot/ Has nearly 4,600 locations around the US. Costs $9.99 per day or $29.99 per month for T-Mobile Wi-Fi service in Starbucks, Borders, airports and other areas.
www.boingo.com Has over 6,000 hotspots costing $7.95 for 2 days or $21.95 per month. Boingo.
--> FINDING A HOTEL WITH
BROADBAND SERVICE
If you're taking your
computer on vacation, you'll want broadband Internet service. Fortunately,
that's become common at many hotels.
It's easy to find these
"geektels" on the Web. Expedia.com has a list, but the site I really
like is at GeekTools.com. It lists 3,482 hotels in the
http://www.expedia.com/daily/deals/seasonal/wiredhotels/default.asp
http://www.geektools.com/geektels/
Also, don't forget Wi-Fi. If
your notebook has an antenna built in, you can find lots of Wi-Fi hotspots. If
necessary, you can buy an external PCMCIA card that enables Wi-Fi for under
$50. To find hotspots, try: