I hate being in an airport and having to pay a ridiculous amount of money to use their wi-fi for an hour or two. I recently discovered Boingo, a wireless service that promises global wi-fi without roaming fees. According to the website, there are over 125,000 hotspots around the world, but unfortunately more than 14,000 of them are McDonald’s restaurants (which I very rarely go to).
For $9.95/month, you get unlimited wi-fi across North America, global wi-fi is $59/month. 10 bucks a month sounds like a good deal if you travel frequently, or even if you work out of a Starbucks often (I was at a Starbucks the other day that only supported AT&T customers and couldn’t use the internet).
I’m definitely considering trying this out – has anybody heard of it or used it?
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Alana // Nov 14, 2009 at 10:25 am
I’m skeptical of services like Boingo and think wifi should be free for everyone, no strings attached.
If you do try it be sure to report back!
Here’s a list of airports that currently have free wifi http://www.wififreespot.com/airport.html
p.s. great topic!
2 Abbie Mood // Nov 14, 2009 at 10:51 am
@Alana – I agree, but unfortunately wi-fi isn’t free everywhere
3 Scott // Nov 14, 2009 at 11:09 am
Hi Abbie,
I assume you checked out this option, but if not, do you know that you can get a wireless connection through your mobile phone provider for an extra $10-$15 per month. It will work wherever you get cell phone coverage, which in the U.S. in also everywhere.
4 Abbie // Nov 14, 2009 at 11:30 am
@Scott – thanks for the suggestion – I have a BB and I thought it was like $20, but I’ll double check that!
5 Nancy // Nov 15, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Neat suggestion with Boingo. Let me know how it goes!
In reference to above, my mom actually did the wireless connection with her mobile phone and got terrible service. But, that could have just an isolated issue…
What I really want is an iphone. and a kindle. sigh…one day.
6 Alouise // Nov 18, 2009 at 12:26 am
I signed up for boingo when I worked for security at an airport a few years back. It works fine but not every airport’s wireless provider is going to be boingo, so you might be paying for something you’ll hardly use. For me it was great because I could take my laptop to work and go on the internet on my breaks. But really if you can get hooked up through your phone’s service provider you might as well. And I agree with Alana, wireless should be free but sadly it isn’t.
7 Abbie Mood // Nov 18, 2009 at 9:07 am
Alouise – Thanks for adding your input – sounds like it may not be the best deal unless you are in the airport a lot…
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