Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:13:52 -0700
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Free wireless in Phoenix?
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Here's something to help you find those elusive signals (just to get
you started/lots out there and diy plans too.)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/89d1/
Miguel
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
- Thomas A. Edison
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> Starbucks does NOT have free wifi, never did. Their wifi is provided by
> AT&T and you have to have an account to use it.
>
> Truck stops do NOT have free wifi, you have to buy cards for their service
> to use it.
>
> I don't know if McDonald's wifi is free, but why would you want to go
> there? No atmosphere. Bad food.
>
> Panera does have free wifi. Also good coffee and not-bad food.
>
> Libraries pretty much everywhere seem to have free wifi. In small towns
> they aren't open much, but Phoenix isn't a small town. Some libraries even
> let you bring in your coffee!
>
> Caribou coffee has free wifi, but I don't know if they are in Phoenix.
>
> Cosi coffee (and food) has free wifi but last I tried it, you had to give
> them your credit card info to use it, so I've never tried.
>
> Karl Wolz's house has wifi - be nice to him, and maybe he'll invite you
> over.
>
> But since he snapped at you (that wasn't nice, Karl!), he's right. To find
> free wifi anyplace, just google "free wifi placename" and you'll find a list
> of places. Several lists, actually - it's worth looking at all of them
> since the info is contributed by whoever feels like contributing, and may
> not be complete.
>
> Often googling "coffee roasters placename" will also get you free wifi,
> since the kind of coffeehouses that roast their own beans often provide free
> wifi as well. If you like good coffee while using the wifi, that's a good
> way to find it.
>
>
> Free wifi is pretty easy to find almost everyplace these days. No need to
> pay for it.
>
>
>
>
> Joy (who uses free wifi everywhere! well, except at home, where I pay for
> it)
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Katy Hahn <ahwahneevw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Truck stops were mentioned, in particular here in AZ the Flying Js
>> will have WiFi.
>>
>> Geo
>>
>
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