Free mall WiFi on the rise
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Free WiFi in the National Mall
Free WiFi in the National Mall
04/29/2004 09:20 AMOpen 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
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Thanks, Fred!)
Free WiFi planned for Washington Mall
Free WiFi planned for Washington Mall
04/28/2004 05:26 PMCNN Apr 28 2004 9:36PM GMT
Free Mall Wi-Fi on the Rise
Free Mall Wi-Fi on the Rise
04/30/2004 12:30 AMTaubman 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....
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 PMCory 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
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via Make)
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 AMLos Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus
antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]
Mall gets free wireless Internet
Mall gets free wireless Internet
05/06/2004 01:26 AMThe Hill May 6 2004 5:32AM GMT
Free Wireless Internet Planned for
Washington Mall
Free Wireless Internet Planned for
Washington Mall
04/28/2004 09:29 PMBoston 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 PMReuters - 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.
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 PMTechTree Sep 12 2004 5:49PM GMT
Here Comes More Free WiFi
Here Comes More Free WiFi
02/10/2004 02:41 AMWe'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.
WiFi Free-For-All
WiFi Free-For-All
02/11/2004 01:23 AMFree WiFi in Toms River, NJ
Free WiFi in Toms River, NJ
01/08/2004 08:45 PMFree WiFi in Toms River, NJ from Wireless Freedom. Just go and buy a
cup of Java at the Java Joint on Main Street.
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 AMIf any of you travel thru Kansai Int in Osaka be sure to sit near the
window as you can...
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 Good For Business... But... It
Ain't Everything
Free WiFi Good For Business... But... It
Ain't Everything
08/03/2004 04:17 PMPopular 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.
Is free municipal wifi good?
Is free municipal wifi good?
09/02/2004 08:06 AMPhiladelphia 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...
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
.Mac members get free 30-day WiFi trial
.Mac members get free 30-day WiFi trial
04/07/2005 10:40 AMAmerican .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: Let Free WiFi Ring
Philly: Let Free WiFi Ring
09/01/2004 09:54 AMCBS News Sep 1 2004 2:26PM GMT
Hacking free WiFi at XML 2003
Hacking free WiFi at XML 2003
12/09/2003 06:10 AMBen 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
nkFree WiFi coming to Best Western
Free WiFi coming to Best Western
01/24/2004 08:19 PMEvery 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
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via matthowie)
Free WiFi influences 40% of Schlotskys's
customers
Free WiFi influences 40% of Schlotskys's
customers
02/18/2004 12:00 PMSchlotzky'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
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via WiFiNetNews)
Schlotzsky's Continues Their Free WiFi
Push
Schlotzsky's Continues Their Free WiFi
Push
02/18/2004 07:58 PMSchlotzsky'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).
Jocks & Jills announces FREE WIFI
ACCESS
Jocks & Jills announces FREE WIFI
ACCESS
04/09/2004 04:10 PMJocks & 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, 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.
Free WiFi at the Dana Street Roasting
Company
Free WiFi at the Dana Street Roasting
Company
01/12/2003 02:27 AMThis 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...
Dayton, Ohio: Free City-Wide WiFi
Dayton, Ohio: Free City-Wide WiFi
04/04/2005 04:17 PMT-Mobile offers free WiFi in Charley's
wake
T-Mobile offers free WiFi in Charley's
wake
08/14/2004 04:50 PMIn the wake of Hurricane Charley
Free wifi spots in fort collins,
colorado
Free wifi spots in fort collins,
colorado
12/02/2003 10:20 PMHELLO 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.
Free WiFi turns coffee-shack into
freelancer It Spot
Free WiFi turns coffee-shack into
freelancer It Spot
12/18/2003 10:31 AMInteresting 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
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via WiFi NetNews)
WiFi Toys book -- free downloadable
preview chapter
WiFi Toys book -- free downloadable
preview chapter
07/21/2004 11:29 PMMike 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 museums show rise in visits
Free museums show rise in visits
12/28/2004 03:49 AM
Visits to England's museums and galleries that scrapped entry fees
three years ago rise slightly again.
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...
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.
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extend rally with mo
12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 15, 11:20 pm GMT
Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts
Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts
12/20/2003 09:51 AM
Canadian Press Dec 20 2003 9:07AM ET
The Mall
The Mall
07/09/2004 03:22 PM
Most folks, when they say “let’s go to the mall,”
they mean the local mall—it’s just The Mall, it
doesn’t need a name.
And many folks remember The Mall from their teenage years forever.
Every mall later on is viewed through the filter of that First Mall,
the Ur-Mall.
For me that mall was the Christiana Mall in Delaware. MacNN reports that
they’re getting an Apple store. I haven’t been there in
almost 20 years, but for some reason this made me glad.
We used to walk around The Mall talking out loud about rats, hoping to
spook the other shoppers. People gave us funny looks but we never
managed to cause a stampede.
Virtual Mall
Virtual Mall
12/20/2003 03:51 AM
Virtual Mall Beta 2
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Free mall WiFi on the rise
