Free WiFi planned for Washington Mall

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Free Wireless Internet Planned for
Washington Mall

Free Wireless Internet Planned for
Washington Mall 04/28/2004 09:29 PM
Boston Globe Apr 29 2004 1:19AM GMT

Free Wireless Internet Planned for
Washington Mall (Reuters)

Free Wireless Internet Planned for
Washington Mall (Reuters) 04/28/2004 01:16 PM
Reuters - Frisbee-throwers and lawmakers alike could soon be able to access free wireless Internet on Washington's National Mall under a plan announced by a nonprofit group on Wednesday.

Free open WiFi on Tacoma-Washington
train, courtesy WiFi hacker

Free open WiFi on Tacoma-Washington
train, courtesy WiFi hacker 03/24/2005 08:15 PM
Cory Doctorow: A Seattle wireless hacker rides a commuter train from Tacoma every day with a battery-powered WiFi hotspot in his backpack that's linked up to the Internet with a 14.4 144k wireless modem. Catch his train and get free WiFi on your commute.

The open wireless node can be found in the first car of the last morning train and in Car 403 on the 5:10pm return trip. Use SSID "FreeInternetAccess" or "seattlewireless" to connect - You may have to assign yourself an IP in the range 192.168.0.0/24 and use the Default Gateway 192.168.0.1 as the DHCP is sometimes flakey

Link (via Make)

Free mall WiFi on the rise

Free mall WiFi on the rise 04/30/2004 02:11 AM
Shopping malls across the US are adding free WiFi:

A very small number of the 1,130 malls in the United States have wireless access. But, she said, an increasing number are thinking of installing the capability.

For instance, Westfield America Trust said most of its 62 regional and super regional shopping centers will soon offer the service. Taubman, which owns or manages 31 malls, began offering Wi-Fi services yesterday at its The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, Texas.

"If you look at malls in general, you are really seeing owners bring in things that allow for more people to come do a variety of things at the center," Duker said. "The mall has become more than a place to shop."

Link (via WiFiNetNews)

Free WiFi in the National Mall

Free WiFi in the National Mall 04/29/2004 09:20 AM
Open Park is a community wireless group that is bringing free, open WiFi to the National Mall in DC, so that the next time you find yourself on the steps of the Supreme Court -- or wandering a Smithsonian building -- you can get online. Link (Thanks, Fred!)

Huge Demonstration for Abortion Rights
Fills Washington Mall

Huge Demonstration for Abortion Rights
Fills Washington Mall 04/25/2004 03:21 PM
Organizers hope to send a powerful message to the administration and return the issue of abortion rights to the forefront of U.S. politics as the campaign heats up.

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas. 08/05/2004 03:39 AM
Los Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Free Mall Wi-Fi on the Rise

Free Mall Wi-Fi on the Rise 04/30/2004 12:30 AM
Taubman Centers, major mall operator, adds free Wi-Fi to Virginia mall; sign of things to come: The reporter did his homework, and this isn't a unique installation. We know from this article that there are 1,130 malls in the U.S. with only a tiny fraction having Wi-Fi. (Two are in the Seattle area, University Village and Bellevue Square, operated for fee by Cometa Networks.) But 100 malls operated by either Westfield America Trust and Taubman may have free Wi-Fi added, with Westfield strongly committed....

Mall gets free wireless Internet

Mall gets free wireless Internet 05/06/2004 01:26 AM
The Hill May 6 2004 5:32AM GMT

Washington State Gets WiFi On Ferries,
NYC Subways Still Radio Silent

Washington State Gets WiFi On Ferries,
NYC Subways Still Radio Silent 06/11/2004 09:40 AM

Oh, this is lovely. Washington state ferries will be WiFi-enabled by summer, thanks to a small Port Townsend firm Mobilisa. They are beaming a fat signal from ship to shore over 5GHz (Glenn Fleishman is guessing 802.11a), they distributing it freely, at least until the fall, when they'll start charging. Each of the first equipped ferry runs have crossing times of 30 minutes.
Read [SeattlePI via WiFiNetNews]

Yes, a Mall please. We need a mall where
we can cart hardware through a checkout
counter

Yes, a Mall please. We need a mall where
we can cart hardware through a checkout
counter 09/12/2004 02:16 PM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 5:49PM GMT

WiFi Free-For-All

WiFi Free-For-All 02/11/2004 01:23 AM

Here Comes More Free WiFi

Here Comes More Free WiFi 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
We've maintained in the past that there are two situations in which someone can charge for WiFi: (a) there is no reasonable chance of competition in that location, such that you have captive users or (b) you are offering up something special on top of the WiFi that people value (which could be convenience, security, reliability, etc.). When looking at case "a", this pretty much left only some hotels and airports for the time being - since they could cover enough ground to (somewhat) monopolize the WiFi offerings. However, the trend seems to be changing on that as well, as both hotels and airports are realizing there's a lot more benefit in offering WiFi for free than trying to charge for it. The prices were too high, and not too many people were using it. However, when they offer it for free, it attracts more customers to their locations. In other words, once again, it's the publicity factor that makes it worthwhile.

Free municipal WiFi in Jerusalem

Free municipal WiFi in Jerusalem 09/05/2004 11:56 PM
Xeni Jardin: Following up on last week's post about the city of Philadelphia considering free wireless 'net access for all, BoingBoing reader cyphunk says, "Pfff. Jerusalem (Israel) is already rolling out free wifi for the ENTIRE city -- starting with major commercial areas." Link to news story.

Free WiFi coming to Best Western

Free WiFi coming to Best Western 01/24/2004 08:19 PM
Every Best Western hotel in the US, Canada and the Caribbean will have free open WiFi by Sept 1. Tell you what, I've got a new default choice for hotels when I travel. Let's start finding ways of holding conferences at BW's instead of high-ticket Hyatts and Marriotts with their craptacular $10/day WiFi.

"It's the No. 1 amenity requested by virtually everyone, especially businesspeople, said Tom Higgins, CEO and president of the Phoenix-based hotel chain. "High-speed Internet for free is going to be where it's at."

Link (via matthowie)

Free WiFi Good For Business... But... It
Ain't Everything

Free WiFi Good For Business... But... It
Ain't Everything 08/03/2004 04:17 PM
Popular bread maker Panera is making some noise today talking about how wonderful their free WiFi offering is going, saying that it has improved business. They've found that it keeps customers in the stores longer -- especially during off-peak hours. Oddly, they don't say if it actually increased sales, which is the key. Panera's claims sound pretty similar to what Schlotzs ky's Deli had been saying about their free WiFi. Of course, some of Schlotz sky's numbers seemed a tad overhyped, such as the claim that 40% of customers choose Schlotzsky's because of the WiFi. The only way that really makes sense is if very few people are going to Schlotzsky's at all... and, oops, that might just be the case. Today the c hain declared bankruptcy. So, while free WiFi may be good for bringing in business, it's certainly not the be all, end all of being in business. You still need to sell some food and make some money.

Free WiFi in Toms River, NJ

Free WiFi in Toms River, NJ 01/08/2004 08:45 PM
Free WiFi in Toms River, NJ from Wireless Freedom. Just go and buy a cup of Java at the Java Joint on Main Street.

Hacking free WiFi at XML 2003

Hacking free WiFi at XML 2003 12/09/2003 06:10 AM
Ben Hammersley's at the XML 2003 conference, where the WiFi password costs $40. He and Bill Kearney and the other RSS-wonks in the room have interpreted the confernece organizers' charging for basic conference functionality as damage and are routing around it:

In answer to the long held question, can a TiBook with one Wifi card act as a repeater and relay access to everyone else in the room without them having to pay, the answer it turns out is yes. How do we do this? Well, first turn off the built-in Apache installation on the OSX machine that is online. Edit httpd.conf to load mod_proxy (there are about 20 or so lines to uncomment). Turn Apache back on. Go to network prefs, and find out your assigned IP address. Write it on a piece of paper, and pass it around the room, telling them to set it as their web proxy.

Li nk

Free wifi at Babbas Lounge

Free wifi at Babbas Lounge 04/09/2004 04:11 PM
"A local favourite restaurant and bar, Babbas Lounge, is now offering free wifi. Babbas Lounge above Cedars Eatery at 81 University Ave. in Charlottetown. It is home to fine trivia on Sunday nights, and great music on most weekends.try the Chicken Shawarma. Thanks for the wifi!" (43 words - posted by steven) 3 replies

Kansai Int Airport Free WiFi

Kansai Int Airport Free WiFi 04/12/2004 02:17 AM
If any of you travel thru Kansai Int in Osaka be sure to sit near the window as you can...

Is free municipal wifi good?

Is free municipal wifi good? 09/02/2004 08:06 AM
Philadelphia is considering investing $10M to blanket 135 square miles with wifi coverage. Some people for whom I have the highest respect, and from whom I've learned a lot, I anticipate are going to denounce this. Their argument is that the government is exactly the wrong entity to make decisions best made by the market. Why? Because: Government agencies are ill-equipped to make technical decisions. Governments are corrupt. The incumbents have too much influence. Even if Philadelphia makes the right decision, it will lock the city into one technology that will be hard to displace. There is no such thing...

.Mac members get free 30-day WiFi trial

.Mac members get free 30-day WiFi trial 04/07/2005 10:40 AM
American .Mac members will receive a free 3-day trial of the T-Mobile HotSpot WiFi service. The trial launches June 29 and offers users full internet accessat HotSpot locations including Starbucks, FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers, Borders Books & Music, airports, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, and select airline clubs and Red Roof Inn locations. Users also get 20 free iTunes tracks if they choose to subscribe to the HotSpot annual plan.

Philly considers free WiFi for all

Philly considers free WiFi for all 09/01/2004 11:34 AM
Xeni Jardin: Patricio López says, "Let's hope this becomes the norm in a few years! For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot." Link to news story

Philly: Let Free WiFi Ring

Philly: Let Free WiFi Ring 09/01/2004 09:54 AM
CBS News Sep 1 2004 2:26PM GMT

Free WiFi influences 40% of Schlotskys's
customers

Free WiFi influences 40% of Schlotskys's
customers 02/18/2004 12:00 PM
Schlotzky's is a deli chain that gives away free WiFi -- they were among the first to do so, in a bold expeeriment at one of their flagship restaurants on the main drag in Austin, TX, after Starbucks set up shop directly across the street (Schlotsky's also took the incredibly canny step of renaming their coffee sizes Tall, Grande, and Venti and putting a starbusian combinatorial explosion of caffeine-delivery systems on the menu). The company has released new market research showing that free connectivity is a selection-factor for 40 percent of its customers.

Glenn writes,

I've met the CEO and the marketing director when I invited the CEO to speak at a panel I moderated at Wi-Fi Planet last year, and the most interesting aspect of the Wi-Fi is that they're not excited about the technology but its uses. There's a financial aspect to this, of course: the average purchase price of a Schlotzsky's customer is about $7.

But the CEO wasn't a geek; he liked seeing entire families or sports teams or groups of parents and kids come in and spent time using the high-speed connection. It's important to recall that a small but significant minority of Internet users have broadband; for the rest, Schlotzsky's offering is a profound (and free) pleasure.

Link (via WiFiNetNews)

Schlotzsky's Continues Their Free WiFi
Push

Schlotzsky's Continues Their Free WiFi
Push 02/18/2004 07:58 PM
Schlotzsky's has been the poster child for putting free WiFi access in their restaurants, and their latest announcement continues to support that decision, as they say they've found that 40% of their customers cite the free WiFi as a factor in deciding to go to Schlotzsky's to eat, while 6% say it was the key factor. While we've been a big fan of this model (offering free WiFi to get more customers), 40% sounds like an awfully large number. Considering the number of folks you see using free WiFi at many locations, even here in Silicon Valley, I'd be amazed if 40% of all customers at Schlotzsky's were aware of the WiFi, so I'm curious how they measured this. In the meantime, this program has clearly been a success for Schlotzsky's, and I'm surprised that other large chains haven't followed with similar plans. It seems that too many of the for-fee WiFi guys are running around telling these chains just how much direct revenue they're going to get by becoming an ISP, and neglecting all the potential indirect revenue from new guests (or guests who come during off-peak hours).

Dayton, Ohio: Free City-Wide WiFi

Dayton, Ohio: Free City-Wide WiFi 04/04/2005 04:17 PM

Free wifi spots in fort collins,
colorado

Free wifi spots in fort collins,
colorado 12/02/2003 10:20 PM
HELLO PEOPLE! First wifi spot: MY HOUSE. D-Link DI-614+ (22Mbps) BSSID: free net )( Location: Winfield Ct. Also: Go to Mugs, great food and coffee! I found a bunch of open WiFi's all up and down Constitution Ave. and im sure there is plenty more! bye for now.

Jocks & Jills announces FREE WIFI
ACCESS

Jocks & Jills announces FREE WIFI
ACCESS 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Jocks & Jills, based in Atlanta, GA, has announced that all of the Sports Restaurants in the corporation now have FREE WIFI. The network is open for public use with the SSID being "JOCKS". They have the following locations in and around Atlanta: Midtown, CNN, Galleria, Brookhaven, Alpharetta, and Norcross.
Also, the Jocks & Jills in Charlotte, NC by the Colesium also has FREE WIFI.
Frankie's, owned and operated by Jocks & Jills, at the Prado shopping center is also offering FREE WIFI. For more location information go to www.jocks-frankies.com.

Free WiFi at the Dana Street Roasting
Company

Free WiFi at the Dana Street Roasting
Company 01/12/2003 02:27 AM
This is too cool. One of the nearby links in my GeoURL neighborhood is for the free WiFi at the Dana Street Roasting Company. If I was a coffee drinker, I'd be all over that. As a blogger, I think...

Free WiFi, VoIP at X-Prize launch on
Sept. 29

Free WiFi, VoIP at X-Prize launch on
Sept. 29 09/18/2004 01:15 PM
Xeni Jardin: So cool. BoingBoing reader Inder says,

I want to let boingboingers know that WanderPort will be providing a free wi-fi network at the launch of SpaceShipOne for the Ansari X-Prize in the Mojave Desert September 29th through to the second launch. If any bloggers are attending the launch and want to have a mac address pass-through to make sure they can file, just send us an email info@wanderport.com and we'll make sure they can get their blogs posted. We'll also be providing a few WISIP phones for free North America phone calls.

Link to Ansari X-Prize home.

T-Mobile offers free WiFi in Charley's
wake

T-Mobile offers free WiFi in Charley's
wake 08/14/2004 04:50 PM
In the wake of Hurricane Charley

Free WiFi turns coffee-shack into
freelancer It Spot

Free WiFi turns coffee-shack into
freelancer It Spot 12/18/2003 10:31 AM
Interesting piece about a Dallas coffee-hut that added free WiFi and now finds itself playing host to a slew of Cheers-like regulars, freelance workers who hang out and use the shop as their office.

``You get all the colds ... you have to be able to work through loud noise, you have to be able to focus and tune out even more so than in an office,'' he said. ``Babies are one of the biggest hazards. The screaming child at the table next to you ... you don't get that at work.''

As a person who spends hours each day at a coffeehouse, Smith is always mindful of the fact that he is in someone else's place of business. He doesn't go behind the counter to help himself to a refill, even though he knows where everything is as well as any employee, and he always dresses nicely as if he were going into the office -- albeit a casual one.

Link (via WiFi NetNews)

WiFi Toys book -- free downloadable
preview chapter

WiFi Toys book -- free downloadable
preview chapter 07/21/2004 11:29 PM
Mike Outmesguine, tech guru and Southern Calilfornia Wireless Users Group cofounder, has a new book out called "Wi-Fi Toys." It's a compendium of hands-on projects involving "extreme wireless technology." There's great stuff in here. It's just broad enough to avoid intimidating non-geeks, but just geek enough so that the experiments will actually work. Mike says:

This book attempts to bring readers into the fray by teaching them, step-by-step, how to build fun, useful, and k001 projects using Wi-Fi. Thanks to Wiley Publishing, the entire first chapter is available for download as a non-DRM'd PDF file here. This chapter teaches the basics of Wi-Fi and shows you how to terminate a cable and choose a pigtail for any wireless project. Also, at the last SOCALWUG meeting, I gave a highly interactive (i.e. Comments/Questions/Answers) presentation about the book. Slides here, Video here, Meeting notes here. Link

Free WiFi Hotspot Roundup, If One Site
Can Be a Roundup

Free WiFi Hotspot Roundup, If One Site
Can Be a Roundup 04/13/2004 07:23 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- So as is typical, after a full day of responses to my request for some of your favorite chain restaurants that provide free WiFi, I get one big, fat link that trumps them all, and includes all of your Schlotzsky's, Apple Stores, It's a Grinds, and New...

The Washington Monthly Magazine: Quality
Political Journalism, Book Reviews and
the news you need about Washington D.C.

The Washington Monthly Magazine: Quality
Political Journalism, Book Reviews and
the news you need about Washington D.C. 07/24/2004 11:20 PM
the Washington Monthly’s front page .. Political Animal (Kevin Drum) .. Philip Longman

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Review: WiFi Seeker / WiFi Spy

Review: WiFi Seeker / WiFi Spy 07/16/2004 04:50 PM
A few weeks ago I got Chrisalis Developemnt's WiFi Seeker, a convenient keychain-sized wireless network locator. Marware's recently announced WiFi Spy is a rebranded version of the same device, so it should perform identically.

To locate a wireless network simply press the button and watch the LEDs. When the lights stop sweeping back and forth, the number that remain lit will show the strength of the wireless signal. If the lights continue to sweep back and forth, you're not in range for any wireless network. Unlike other devices, the WiFi Seeker isn't fooled by other 2.5 GHz signals like microwave ovens or cordless phones, and it doesn't depend on 802.11 client activity to detect the access point. It detects both 802.11b and 802.11g.

Garage Storage Cabinets by SLIDE-LOK
Opens its Washington State Dealer
Network Welcoming Garage Solutions,
Serving the City of Seattle, Washington
and Storage Organizing Solutions Serving
Bellevue, Shoreline, Washington and the
Surrounding Area – Become a Professional
Garage Storage Dealer as SLIDE-LOK
Continues Seeking Applications from the
United States and Canada

Garage Storage Cabinets by SLIDE-LOK
Opens its Washington State Dealer
Network Welcoming Garage Solutions,
Serving the City of Seattle, Washington
and Storage Organizing Solutions Serving
Bellevue, Shoreline, Washington and the
Surrounding Area – Become a Professional
Garage Storage Dealer as SLIDE-LOK
Continues Seeking Applications from the
United States and Canada 06/22/2004 02:47 AM
SLIDE-LOK Garage Storage Cabinets Opens its Washington State Dealer Network Welcoming Garage Solutions serving Seattle, and Storage Organizing Solutions serving Bellevue, Shoreline, Washington, and the surrounding area – Become a Professional Garage Storage Dealer as SLIDE-LOK Continues Seeking Applications from the United States and Canada. SLIDE-LOK Dealers include Storage, and Organizing Solution Providers that Focus on Cabinetry, Carpentry, Closets, Flooring, Furniture, Home Security as well as the Home, the Office, and the Garage. Garage and Storage Professionals in these fields are encouraged to apply to join the fastest growing dealer network in the US - SLIDE-LOK – The Original Name In Garage Storage Cabinets. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2004]

The Washington party is a failed party,
and Dean's criticism of the Washington
party is incredibly accurate

The Washington party is a failed party,
and Dean's criticism of the Washington
party is incredibly accurate 12/30/2003 02:43 AM
As Pre-Primary Season Closes, Questions Cling to Dean's Gains (washingtonpost.com)

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