Laila Rodriguez
Albuquerque, is a modest sized city located in the middle of… nowhere, New Mexico, USA. But, don’t let that fool you. This overgrown town has decided to create a free city-wide wifi network, and their efforts are impressive. For example, to encourage commuters to take public transport, the city offers free wifi on the commuter rail service. “We know when the ‘Rail Runner‘ is here because the connection in the AirPort changes names,” says Tim McGivern a seasoned journalist in the Duke City (after the Duke of Alburquerque, Spain, that is).
Carry your laptop and have fun!
Well. Geneva is not yet offering free Internet access on its public transport systems but its efforts at free wifi are not too shabby either.
You can login for free in libraries, community centers, some museums, some parks and even at a popular Geneva beach. Find the closest free wifi near you through the City’s easy to use, interactive map.
The City assures that the connection is secure and that surfing is anonymous and unrestricted.
Warning, some restaurants and bars in town advertise “free wifi access” but if you do not have an account with an Internet provider you cannot login. In contrast, City sponsored businesses offer wifi access to anyone without having to have an account, all you need is an Airport connection on your laptop and voilá.
Find your favorite login place, say Bains des Paquis, in the interactive map and don’t forget to check out GenevaLunch from wherever you are!
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GenevaLunch, 5 June 2009.
Filed under: City/Canton services
Tags: City/Canton services, free pleasures/on the cheap, new to Geneva, picnic
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June 14th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Bern also has a good free wifi system, I think. And a good change recently, especially for business travelers, is that the public wireless LAN offer from Swisscom has become much cheaper – and for anyone trying to move big chunks of data the higher speed is important. It used to cost something like CHF25/hour, for example at the airport, but now it’s an affordable CHF4/hour, available in 15 minute chunks for CHF1. If you have a Swisscom account you can sign up for the service or if not you can buy prepaid cards, in shops or online.http://www.swisscom.ch/res/internet/mobilessurfen/pwlan/index.htm?languageId=en#tarife
It works if you’re near one of their hotspots. Here is the map:http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/bahnhof/hotspots.htm
Here is a list of the CFF Swiss rail train stations that have hotspots: http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/bahnhof/hotspots.htm
June 18th, 2009 at 10:45 am
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