| Wireless internet access is truly the
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| | internet in some dingy Internet cafe, you
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| wave of the future and depending on where
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| | can access the Internet for free in their
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| you live the future could be now.
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| | place of business and while there buy
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| Wireless "hotspots" really are popping up
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| | their food and drinks. Cafes are willing
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| somewhere on a daily basis. Not that I'm
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| | to pay the minimal cost of providing
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| complaining, because having the ability
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| | wireless Internet access in exchange for
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| to access the internet via a wireless
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| | the new customers it brings into their
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| connection is a great convenience and
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| | business. Especially, in areas where
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| allows you to "Take Your Laptop For a
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| | Internet access is hard to come by, any
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| Walk on Wireless Side".On the other hand,
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| | other way. The same goes for hotels and
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| even though there are thousands of
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| | airports: customers see wireless access
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| "hotspots", they don't always get a whole
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| | as an added value and in many instances;
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| bunch of publicity. However, if you were
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| | they will choose a particular hotel based
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| to do a search for "hotspots" in your
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| | on this feature alone.Actually, the real
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| town you may be pleasantly surprised. You
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| | growth area in wireless "hotspots" is in
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| may have thought that there weren't any
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| | the private sector. Businesses are
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| in your area but if you live in even an
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| | falling all over themselves to provide
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| average-size city then it would be more
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| | free Internet access to their business
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| of a surprise if you didn't find a few
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| | customers - cafes, hotels and airports
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| "hotspots".Another alternative would, of
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| | are all starting to offer wireless access
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| course, to do a search for "hotspots" or
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| | to anyone who happens to be around. All
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| "wireless hotspots". There are a ton of
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| | you need to do is bring in your laptop
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| websites you can go to and find
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| | with Centrino technology or a wireless
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| "hotspots". One "hotspot" that is
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| | PCMCIA card.We've already covered a
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| generally considered to be on the most
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| | number of potential public hotspots to
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| comprehensive is You can search for
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| | take your laptop and go searching for but
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| local "hotspots" from the JiWire website
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| | one that hasn't been mentioned is in
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| or could simply type your zip code into
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| | reality may be one of first places to
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| Yahoo Maps and choose 'WiFi Hotspots'
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| | check out is your local public library.
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| from the menu located on the right side
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| | Public and university campus libraries
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| of the screen.Another option would be to
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| | are increasingly offering wireless access
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| check out the nearest Starbucks. They are
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| | and if you're a student there's a good
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| literally everywhere and almost all of
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| | chance that your whole university campus
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| them offer wireless internet access in at
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| | is wireless enabled - or will be
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| some part of the store. Borders and
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| | soon.Hotspot Locator SoftwareHotspot
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| Kinko's are also pretty good bets and if
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| | Locator Software allows you to create a
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| all else fails... keep a watchful eye out
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| | database of known "hotspots" on your
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| for a local cafe or simply ask around a
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| | computer that you can search at any time,
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| little bit and someone should be able to
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| | whether you are online or offline. Simple
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| point you in the right direction.Small
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| | type in a zip code or the name of a city
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| Wireless ISP FeeYou may find that some of
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| | and the software will come back with the
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| the larger hotspot networks with
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| | nearest "hotspots"... all sorted by
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| multiple, convenient locations require
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| | distance from your location. And to make
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| that you pay a small fee to a wireless
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| | sure that your database doesn't get out
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| ISP to access through them. In many
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| | of date, each time you access the
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| instances, you can simply purchase a
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| | Internet the software automatically
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| prepaid card at the place where the
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| | connects to its servers and checks the
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| access is offered so it's really not a
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| | latest hotspot to your list and if your
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| big deal. However, if you want to free
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| | list if out of date it will download and
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| access your best bet would be to stick to
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| | update your list with the latest
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| the smaller independent locations.Why
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| | information.If hotspot locator software
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| Would a Cafe Offer Free Wireless
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| | sounds like something you'd like to take
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| Internet?Actually, if you think about it,
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| | for spin, you're in luck because it's
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| it's really nothing more than good
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| | offered for free from many of hotspot
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| business. Rather than pay to access the
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| | providers' websites.
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