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Hotels, in general, just do a lousy job providing wifi, even expensive hotels - usually the problem is a weak signal or an overloaded server. Results are very slow speeds and disconnects.
All airports have some sort of wifi. Many are now moving to free wifi services instead of the pay services. SLC for instance.
Most public libraries also provide free wifi service, even to visitors.
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They generally will give you access to a computer if you are not carrying your own.
Come to Portland, OR... Then you can wait in line for several hours behide the homeless who come and camp on the library steps to get first in line for the 'free' library computers
Lots of benefits to being homeless in Portland ! (Dignity Village, lots of bridges, and a very welcoming city) and FREE WIFI and COMPUTERS (complete w/ porn access if you like )
Come to Portland, OR... Then you can wait in line for several hours behide the homeless who come and camp on the library steps to get first in line for the 'free' library computers
Lots of benefits to being homeless in Portland ! (Dignity Village, lots of bridges, and a very welcoming city) and FREE WIFI and COMPUTERS (complete w/ porn access if you like )
I have been there a couple of times. It is probably the ONLY city in the US that I would NOT like to live.
Occasionally, I have run into the situation that you describe. However, MOST libraries have some pretty good ways of allocating computer time among the patrons. I generally have not had more than 15 minute wait.
I no longer really use public access computers at the library as I have a decent smartphone and a tablet. And there are lots of other creative ways to get on a computer these days ...
I just got an iPhone 4 and just found out that I can use it as a wifi hotspot. Apparently all I have to do is call Verizon and have them turn it on! As far as I can tell it doesn't cost anything to do it either; but I haven't made that call yet so who knows what they'll tell me. If you have a smartphone you might be able to do this too!
I have an iPhone and use Verizon, and I didn't even have to call them -- just clicked on the hotspot icon and followed the instructions. In 2 minutes I was operating. I've used it a few times. It does count against your download amount, but just to check mail, etc., it's a good deal.
I have an iPhone and use Verizon, and I didn't even have to call them -- just clicked on the hotspot icon and followed the instructions. In 2 minutes I was operating. I've used it a few times. It does count against your download amount, but just to check mail, etc., it's a good deal.
Now that you mention it, I recently switched from AT&T to Comcast. They have thousands of mobile hot spots. I have yet to need to find one.
As you move around from day to day, if you plan ahead and use the numerous free wi-fi hot spot location websites available, you can identify where the free hot spots will be available in your next location. Most web browsers allow you to save a web page in a format that you can read anytime, such as printing it to a pdf file, or save it as a text page., so you can reference it later.
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) and FREE WIFI and COMPUTERS 
(complete w/ porn access if you like 
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