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Travel tidbits: Free Wi-Fi at Houston Airports & Bigfoot at Sea-Tac

01/31/13

Yay! Free Wi-Fi is coming to Houston’s Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental airports. Currently, travelers at these airports can get 45 minutes of complimentary Wi-Fi via Boingo, but according to this article in the Houston Business Journal, the Houston airport authority, is looking at getting a new Wi-Fi provider and offering free Wi-Fi by the →

FCC eases up on in-flight Internet & TSA finds more guns

12/29/12

Some end-of-the-year tidbits for air travelers: On Friday, December 28, 2013, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued some new rules designed to “speed the deployment of Internet services onboard aircraft.” In its release, the FAA explained that, since 2001, it has been authorizing companies to offer in-flight broadband service on an ad hoc basis. →

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Flight schedules reviving; relief efforts rewarded

11/01/12

In the New York area, JFK, Newark-Liberty and LaGuardia airports are all expected to be open on Thursday morning, although on reduced schedules, and passengers “displaced” by Sandy throughout the country – and the world – are slowly making their way to their destinations – or giving up altogether and making plans for another time. →

Tidbits for travelers: MSP Wi-Fi, JetBlue election protection

10/04/12

Travelers with lots of time between flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) can now surf the internet for free. To get a 45 minutes of complimentary WiFi service, you’ll need to watch a short ad or take a quick survey, but there’s a timer that will let you know how much time you have →

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Cheaper – and free – airport Wi-Fi

08/24/12

[Updated: 8/24/12 at noon] Boingo Wireless and Google Offers are teaming up to offer discounted Wi-Fi access at 16 airports around the country that currently either charge for Wi-Fi services or offer limited free Wi-Fi sessions. To take advantage of the offer, you may have to sign up for Google Offers (a Groupon-like deal service) →

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BWI Airport adds free Wi-Fi to list of amenities

08/02/12

I’m a big fan of free Wi-Fi service at airports, so was delighted to learn that Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is the latest major airport to add that amenity to its offerings. BWI is adopting the model many other airports are using: a free wireless Internet session for travelers willing to watch a short →

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Airport Wi-Fi: free, but why so stingy?

06/21/12

One of the most requested, used and appreciated amenities at airports these days is free wireless internet access. And, in more and more airports, travelers are finding that Wi-Fi access is indeed free. But the definition of “free” seems to be changing. The trend for a while there was for airports to offer passengers →

Free airport Wi-Fi: coming soon to LAX and MSP – maybe

06/14/12

Free Wi-Fi at the airport is one of those amenities travelers have all but come to expect. Still, there are some airports that remain hold-outs in this department. Los Angeles International Airport has been one of those hold-outs. Although Wi-Fi is complimentary in some airline lounges (and outside some of those lounges… if you know →

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Souvenir Sunday: wireless powerkiss

12/18/11

Souvenir Sunday at Copenhagen Airport: PowerKiss Recharge stations. →

Tidbits for travelers: Free Wi-Fi & free photos with Santa

12/14/11

Free Wi-Fi on Delta Air Lines From now till January 2, 2012 passengers on Wi-Fi equipped Delta airplanes will be able to use the in-flight Gogo Wi-Fi for free for 30 minutes each flight. It is a partnership with eBay, so you can continue shopping on that one site for the entire flight. More info →

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