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dan9999
11-10-2009, 01:19 PM
Google's gift: Free WiFi in 47 airports
Search leader says it will pay the bill for wireless Internet during the holiday travel season.
Nov 10, 2009
CNN

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Google is planning to foot the bill for WiFi at
47 of the nation's airports for the rest of the year, beginning Tuesday.

With some travelers spending more time on the ground in airports than on planes during the busy flying season, now seemed an especially fitting time to offer up the perk, Google said.

The list includes the international airports in Miami and Orlando, which are among the world's 30 busiest airports, as well as five others in Florida. Travelers through smaller airports, such as Montana's Billings and Bozeman, will also benefit.

"This is one of our holiday gifts to our users, and when you connect, we also hope you'll take the opportunity to try some of the latest Google products," the company said in a statement.

Upon signing in, users will be asked if they want to set Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) as their homepage or try the Google Chrome browser.

The company is also running a charity campaign to raise money for three nonprofit groups: Engineers without Borders, One Economy Corporation and Climate Savers Computing Initiative. When Google WiFi users first log on, the landing page will offer them the option of donating to the organizations. Google will match donations of up to $250,000 per airport.

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Google has inked other free WiFi deals. It already offers free wireless Internet to its hometown of Mountain View, Calif., and last month it partnered with Virgin America to give the airline's customers free access to Gogo's Inflight Internet.

Both the airport WiFi deal and the Virgin America arrangement will end Jan. 15, after the holiday rush subsides.

81infla
11-11-2009, 09:21 AM
airports that i have already been to have free wi fi. and it bites the big bullet. not too much bandwidth allowed. worst than dial up.

stman
11-11-2009, 09:31 AM
airports that i have already been to have free wi fi. and it bites the big bullet. not too much bandwidth allowed. worst than dial up.

This is where the old adage 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' comes into play. It's free. :D