Articles tagged ‘Wi Fi’
Free Airport Wi-Fi!
By Carrie Thompson | May 3rd, 2008 |
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Boingo, the service provider found in loads of airports throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K., is offering travelers 15 minutes of FREE Wi-Fi. As of now, you have to have an iPhone or iPod Touch to get the deal, but the company plans to extend the offering to users of Nokia, Sony Ericsson [...]
Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks
By Carrie Thompson | March 22nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
AT&T has partnered with Starbucks to deliver a variety of free and paid AT&T Wi-Fi service to 7,000 Starbucks locations around the U.S. This brings the network of AT&T hot spots up to 70,000 around the globe.
Starbucks Card holders will have the gift of to two hours of free Wi-Fi service per day at [...]
Continental Airlines Live TV and Email
By Carrie Thompson | February 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Despite recent findings that business travelers don’t really care about inflight Wi-Fi, more and more airlines are investing in the technology. I really think it’s a benefit to air travelers, although I agree with the Orbitz Business Travel survey that I would not pay a premium for tickets just so I could check my [...]
Wi-Fi on the Seattle/Bremerton Ferry
By Carrie Thompson | January 8th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Wi-Fi internet service is now available for passengers on the Seattle/Bremerton ferry, which will help you keep in touch on the commute. A company called Parsons has worked in conjunction with Washington State Ferries to provide you with this service, which commenced just before the end of 2007.
The Wi-Fi is available for [...]
Jetblue Inflight Email and IM
By Carrie Thompson | December 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
JetBlue is testing out FREE Yahoo! email and IM services on one of its planes. Don’t you wish you knew which one when you’re booking? Me too. This test is in response to continued demand for internet services in the air. And leave it to good ole’ JetBlue to make it [...]
PHS300 Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot
By Carrie Thompson | December 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
CradlePoint, Inc., a company that engineers and manufactures docking cradles, cellular routers, and software platforms, recently announced a new product that has aroused my attention. It is the new PHS300, which is “a pocket-size, battery powered, Personal Hotspot (PHS) that lets mobile broadband subscribers extend Internet access to any WiFi enabled device and share [...]
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airpor Wi-Fi
By Carrie Thompson | August 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport has re-launched its high-speed Wi-Fi network with a completely new service provided by Concourse Communications Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Boingo Wireless. Those are the same people who are offering all you iPhone owners free Wi-Fi this month.
Travelers can log in using an existing Wi-Fi account or purchase access [...]
American Airlines In-flight Wi-Fi Test
By Carrie Thompson | August 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
American Airlines has signed a deal to be the first U.S. airline to test high-speed broadband in its aircraft. The test will be conducted next year on American’s Boeing 767-200 aircraft. These are the plane that primarily fly transcontinental routes, so you’ll have 5ish hours to surf the web. Time to finally [...]
Marriott Hotels FINALLY Get Free Wi-Fi
By Carrie Thompson | July 24th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Five Marriott brands, including Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites, will now offer guests free Wi-Fi at their properties in the U.S. and Canada. These properties previously offered guests high-speed and Wi-Fi for a fee. The hotel have now eliminated Wi-Fi charges for guests in lobbies and other public areas. [...]
Houston Limousine Wi-Fi
By Carrie Thompson | June 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Carey of Houston is a car hire service located in Houston, Texas, who provides customers with sedans, limousines, mini-buses and executive vans. Carey is planning to add wireless Internet access to its Houston fleet, free of charge.
Carey of Houston was established in 1979 and “is proud to employ Houston’s most experienced ground transportation [...]
