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Google To Offer Free Wi-Fi Over Holiday Season: List Of Airports
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by Yuliya Talmazan | November 10, 2009 at 11:39 am
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Google will offer free Wi-Fi in 47 airports across the U.S. over this holiday season. Starting today and up until January 15, Google will service major U.S. airports with free wireless Internet. This will come in handy over the busy holiday travel season, as passengers get stuck in long line-ups.
The list of the airports to get free Wi-Fi from Google:
- Austin (AUS)
- Baltimore (BWI)
- Billings (BIL)
- Boston (BOS)
- Bozeman (BZN)
- Buffalo (BUF)
- Burbank (BUR)
- Central Wisconsin (CWA)
- Charlotte (CLT)
- Des Moines (DSM)
- El Paso (ELP)
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
- Fort Myers/SW (RSW)
- Greensboro (GSO)
- Houston (HOU)
- Houston Bush (IAH)
- Indianapolis (IND)
- Jacksonville (JIA)
- Kalamazoo (AZO)
- Las Vegas (LAS)
- Louisville (SDF)
- Madison (MSN)
- Memphis (MEM)
- Miami (MIA)
- Milwaukee (MKE)
- Monterey (MRY)
- Nashville (BNA)
- Newport News (PHF)
- Norfolk (ORF)
- Oklahoma City (OKC)
- Omaha (OMA)
- Orlando (MCO)
- Indianapolis (IND)
- Jacksonville (JIA)
- Kalamazoo (AZO)
- Las Vegas (LAS)
- Louisville (SDF)
- Madison (MSN)
- Memphis (MEM)
- Miami (MIA)
- Milwaukee (MKE)
- Monterey (MRY)
- Nashville (BNA)
- Newport News (PHF)
- Norfolk (ORF)
- Oklahoma City (OKC)
- Omaha (OMA)
- Orlando (MCO)
The airports in Burbank and Seattle are to receive free Wi-Fi indefinitely.
So, why is Google doing this? Well, it is all about marketing.
"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
Google will also prompt free Wi-Fi users to make a donation to any participating non-profits when they log in. Google promised to match donations made via participating Wi-Fi networks, giving people more incentive to give.
The one question that many people are raising is whether Google will be able to sustain the surge in traffic that the use of the free Wi-Fi is likely to produce, or will the service collapse, leaving many customers unhappy?
It is also not the first time that Google is giving out free wireless. Recently, the company partnered with Virgin America airlines to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi to Virgin's customers.
Google's competitor Yahoo decided to use free Wi-Fi to its advantage too. Yahoo will be offering free Wi-Fi in Times Square in New York starting today.
While Yahoo! is the place where your world meets the world online, over 500,000 of you take in Times Square each day and it’s become a central spot for New Yorkers and people around the world. We and our partners at the Times Square Alliance think it’s the perfect place to bring you free WiFi service.
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at 11:52 on November 10th, 2009
One thing to watch out for: networks calling themselves "Google" which are actually open PC-to-PC networks. These are bad guys who want access to your shared files. Don't get punked.
at 11:57 on November 10th, 2009
I fly in and out of Burbank every week - woo hoo! Oakland already has free wi fi so I am set