Comprehensive Airport Wi-Fi Guide

An anonymous reader writes, "Travelpost has a new guide to Wi-Fi in 141 U.S. airports. The chart includes pricing information and multiple service provider info for many of the airports — something you rarely see. A good, comprehensive resource for travelers who are constantly online."

Great guide!

[andrewman327]

I really found this guide to be very useful. The author organizes by several ranking systems and color coding to show why Ceder Rapids airport is better than Washington DC- Dulles... well I guess I wouldn't go that far, but they have free Internet access!

I am encouraged by how many free services there are out there. I am surprised anymore when I pull out my LifeDrive and find free service.

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How is the list done?

[Trillian_1138]

It wasn't clear to me how the list was ranked. Anyone have more info?

Offtopic, I think it's disgusting how expensive short-term Internet access is. If Panera can give it away for free, don't lie through your teeth and tell me it costs $10 for 24/hr access at O'Hare, one of the busiest airports in the world. (Obviously, the answer is "I want lots of money" but that doesn't make me like it...)

That said, it is a good list.

-Trillian

it is awesome

[atarione]

that we can get wifi throughout most airports in america (well assuming we will pay for it) but we can not brush our teeth once past security since our fucking toothpaste has been confiscated.)

god fly sucks now.

Still way too much of a pain...

[Octorian]

I ranted about this a while back in my blog [blogspot.com]. Basically using laptops in airports has 2 problems. Power and internet access. Neither of these has a good solution.

For power, there are nowhere near enough outlets. What little outlets you can find, are always either taken, or otherwise have people sitting around them blocking your access. This is the most annoying problem of all, since what you really want to do at an airport is top off your battery before the flight. Why? Well, even though some morons say "all airplanes now have DC power jacks", the truth is that almost none of them do. (the last time I found one was on an Orlando->Atlanta flight, which is under an hour, and pointless, and found none on the trans-atlantic flight that followed)

For internet access, everyone wants to nickel and dime you for service. This really bugs me, because while $6.95/day may seem like a fair price, I'm only there for an hour or two. (and the extended plans are useless unless I frequent the same exact trip regularly) All I really want is a quick E-Mail check, and maybe an IM or two. Thankfully, I can do that with my cell phone now. By the time I get lunch/dinner, get my laptop out, find power, discover their blocked access points, it's 20 minutes until boarding.