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Ally Graham
27th July 2005, 12:25 PM
Are there such things?
Where are they?
eLhabib
27th July 2005, 01:06 PM
just go to any starbucks or mcdonalds, most of them have free wi-fi access.
Sausehuhn
27th July 2005, 01:08 PM
something like this (http://www.jiwire.com/) could be useful. :)
Drakkenmensch
27th July 2005, 01:12 PM
In my experience, even most free hotspots (such as in airports, railway stations, libraries, etc) will protect themselves from nearby leechers by protecting their free WIFI with a username and a password that they change every day so that they know at all times how many people are plugged in. Just ask the people in charge how to connect and they can give you the correct info, including any specific IP specs you may need to set up in your PSP.
Purist
27th July 2005, 06:47 PM
just go to any starbucks or mcdonalds, most of them have free wi-fi access.

Starbucks is good but you do need a T-Mobile hotspot pass.... in Starbucks they charge you £4.50 an hour 8O

You can find em' on eBay for around a pound though :D
eLhabib
27th July 2005, 08:14 PM
really? in austria they don't charge anything at all...
poprock
31st July 2005, 11:19 AM
On the offchance anyone reading this is ever in Glasgow...

Free wi-fi at Cafe Lava, St. Andrew's Street.
Free wi-fi at Red Lizard, Albion Street.
Very cheap wi-fi at all branches of Beanscene.
Very cheap wi-fi at Tinderbox, Byers Road.

There's more, but those are the ones I know off the top of my head.
Purist
15th August 2005, 07:17 PM
'The Quarter' - cafe/bistro near hope street near the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts :D
RJ O'Connell
21st August 2005, 04:34 PM
All the ones I know of are in bookstores, coffee shops, hotels and....all 6 McDonald's in Florence.