I built this page out of a bit of frustration with running into charges for Wi-Fi and having to search for Wi-Fi when I am working from home and on the road. Keep the information posted here strictly related to the Wi-Fi availability, I would rather that this not become an advertisement for products and such and will moderate any product commentary out of the pages. Also, residential listings (like my neighbor's house that left their Wi-Fi wide open) will be removed quickly, this isn't about stealing Wi-Fi, its about embracing folks that are promoting free access to information (for a cup of joe, of course).
Try to keep any added content in alphabetical order. I'm going to split the page up by "Metro" area for now, so Denver will include all of the surrounding suburbs. Broomfield, Colorado will link to the Denver, Colorado listing as well...so feel free to add surrounding cities but link to the metro area for the time being.
Also included will be a simple rating for the quality of the Wi-Fi: Low, Medium, WiFirrific 
- SF Bay Area, California
- Broomfield, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado
- Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Littleton, Colorado
- Westminster, Colorado
- New York, NY
- Portland, Oregon
Enjoy and PLEASE participate if you find this useful.
Comments (8)
Sep 12, 2007
lordorica says:
Great idea! Thanks for creating this space.Great idea! Thanks for creating this space.
Sep 12, 2007
pbmonday says:
No problem With all communities, let's hope it "scratches an itch" and people ...No problem
With all communities, let's hope it "scratches an itch" and people find it useful and contribute! Thanks for adding some links, they are actually very, very helpful for me already since I occasionally need a break from the BRM campus and didn't know about Panera/Gordon Biersch...very cool.
Sep 12, 2007
IgorMinar says:
If we make sure that we use consistent data structure, we should be able to inte...If we make sure that we use consistent data structure, we should be able to integrate the wiki with google maps. Wouldn't that be interesting?
Sep 12, 2007
pbmonday says:
I've thought about this a bit. You could easily do it on the link to launch to ...I've thought about this a bit. You could easily do it on the link to launch to Google maps rather than the company's web site, or put it as a link from the address. Here is an example: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=panera+bread,+santa+fe,+littleton,+co&ie=UTF8&ll=39.651698,-105.014191&spn=0.194552,0.452499&z=11&iwloc=A&om=1
You get the link by simply finding it in google maps then choosing the "Link to this page". This brings up a URL to cut and paste.
I suppose that would be more useful than how I have it now.
I'll add a few in as examples, good call.
On a second note, I frequently use maps from our blog infrastructure...I'm not sure if it would work in Confluence, I'll hunt around.
Sep 12, 2007
IgorMinar says:
I've thought about this a bit. You could easily do it on the link to launch to ...that's exactly what I did @ SF Bay Area
Apr 19, 2008
selimdaoud says:
why not splitting the list by GEMs/country?why not splitting the list by GEMs/country?
Oct 29, 2008
Warbucks says:
Minneapolis, Mn Many Wi-Fi areas especially the downtown area around Nicollette...Minneapolis, Mn
Many Wi-Fi areas especially the downtown area around Nicollette Av which is reminiscent of the Downtown mall area of Denver for restaurants and hangout spots.
There is a free Wi-Fi I found in staying at the Hilton on Marquette Av. It comes up as Marquette Av Wi-Fi. This signal came in very strong even on the 19th floor of the hotel.
This is a good link for finding free wi-fi http://www.wififreespot.com/minn.html
Sep 19
omccormack says:
Try this free wifi hotspot locator. Whereandwifi.com is great because it not onl...Try this free wifi hotspot locator. Whereandwifi.com is great because it not only finds places for you, it also gives tons of information at a glance. For example the dots on the google maps mash up are color coded so you can eliminate places that are not free. The dot also tells you the internet speed with a color code. Very cool! Click on a dot and you get a roll out that tells you a whole bunch more about the place. If you find a place that fits your bill you can click on the view profile link to see user comments and even more details.