Where can I find free wireless Internet while on the road?

[Wcross]

I am driving from Tennessee up to New York soon. I want to be able to check my e-mails & use my laptop to check for hotels. Do some resturants or places offer free wireless?

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Panera bread, Starbucks just to name two.

[Dangerously Amused]

6. Is Starbucks free now? Used to be you had to pay.

Also Caribou coffee has free wifi.

[Chan790]

8. Kinda still do. n/m

[Chan790]

7. Starbucks...

offers two free hours a day to people with registered gift cards used within the last 30 days. After the initial two hours, you can pay by the hour at a reduced rate.

Otherwise, it's something like $9 a day. I don't recall exactly because I have unlimited free usage through work.

Other benefits of registered cards include free soy or premium dairy, free syrups, free refills on brewed coffee within an hour, and a voucher in the mail for a free beverage. Best of all, if you lose your registered card...it can be replaced. Other benefits may be rolled out over time.

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Registering a Starbucks Gift Card:

Purchase a Starbucks gift card for any amount between $5 and $500 dollars.

Go to http://www.starbucks.com/card/ to register the card. Choose the option with wi-fi. You will have to set-up an AT&T user account.


More information on the service:

https://secure.sbc.com/sblp_index.adp

[TommyO]

11. Not all Panera Breads have free access

The ones located on the Ohio Turnpike use AT&T WiFi and they charge you if you're not on an AT&T plan that features Wi-Fi usage. I found this out while driving to Chicago in May.

[deucemagnet]

2. Some McDonald's restaurants are offering Wi-Fi.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/wireless/find_hotspot.html

[ashling]

3. Chik Fil A and many truck stops

when we moved across the country in 2001 we stopped at local libraries to check email

[RadiationTherapy]

4. I work at a university library and we have free high speed for guests. nt

[trof]

15. Our small town library has it too.

[philosophie_en_rose]

5. Some rest stops have wifi.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. An awful lot of motels seem to have in-room LAN connections

:shrug:

[joneschick]

10. try Culver's for some of your trip

Happy sailing! :hi:

[CatholicEdHead]

12. Outside any hotel, Caribou Coffee

Many resturants, University WiFi is usually locked down. Most residential areas have many open hot spots, though war-driving is the last option. While many places want you to pay, you can usually find the free ones close by.

[Mutley]

13. Many hotels have free wifi.

Many coffee shops also have it. There are internet cafes in a lot of towns, too.

You can also pull into a fairly populated neighborhood or town and try to piggy-back onto someone else's connection. :P

[AmyDeLune]

14. Try this site--

http://www.wi-fihotspotlist.com/

Happy traveling! :)