  Jfried Member Username: Jfried Post Number: 702 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 209.131.7.190 |
Anyone know of a comprehensive list of locations with wireless internet in the city? In the mean time, lets come up with our own list. I'll start: Atlas, Meetery Eatery, Eph McNally's, Majestic, Campus Martius, Slows, Mercury, Starbucks (griswold, jefferson, wsu?), Beans & Bytes. Town Pump, YMCA (is this running yet?) | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 7962 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.228.201.179 |
Hart Plaza, I thought might have it as well. Am I correct? | ||
Erikd Member Username: Erikd Post Number: 476 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.214.106 |
Hunter House, Delux Lounge, and some areas of the RenCen also have free wi-fi. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57 |
With enough wireless coverage, would it be possible for someone to mount a webcam on their dash and offer virtual tours of Detroit to the world over the web, possibly for profit? | ||
Vas Member Username: Vas Post Number: 462 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 69.3.204.215 |
Honest Johns, Avalon Bakery | ||
Bagman Member Username: Bagman Post Number: 36 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 69.218.76.23 |
Cadillac Luggage at the corner of Fort and Griswold | ||
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026 Post Number: 301 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 71.10.63.140 |
i think all of downtown is wireless, at least Kwame has plastered up billboards around the city touting that downtown is wireless, with his name in big print right below it. | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1479 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.230.228.201 |
If you read the fine print on that billboard, you would notice it says in Hart Plaza and Campus Martius parks. (It might list more places. At 80 MPH that's all of the fine print I can read.) | ||
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026 Post Number: 302 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 71.10.63.140 |
Ohhh lol....of course! He makes sure his name is in nice, fine, bold print though | ||
Rberlin Member Username: Rberlin Post Number: 270 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 68.255.80.194 |
I would suggest driving around town with a laptop and a wireless card to find where where all the free access points are, but some time ago someone, for some reason, thought even disscussing this would be illegal. | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1480 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.230.228.201 |
Why go to all that trouble, when it's already been done for you. http://www.wigle.net/ | ||
Greenolives Member Username: Greenolives Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 68.252.3.109 |
What about places that have wireless and computers people can use if they don't have their own laptop? I have lots of customers ask me about this and I'd love to have some suggestions for them, especially places they can walk to from downtown. (I hope this isn't threadjacking, if it is I'm so, so sorry!) | ||
Commodore64 Member Username: Commodore64 Post Number: 181 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.65.11.254 |
I know the City-County Building has an open hot spot. I have used it many times when I went to meetings there | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1483 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.230.228.201 |
Greenolives, how about sending them to the library? It's the only place I know of that has public usable computers. | ||
Julie Member Username: Julie Post Number: 33 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 66.178.218.40 |
Beans & Bytes on Woodward has a room with PC's and printers available. Not sure if there is a fee to use them. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 14 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57 |
Google Earth's "Google Earth Community" layer identifies some WiFi hotspots too. | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 420 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.42.169.65 |
quote: "for some reason, thought even disscussing this would be illegal." Why? later - naturalsister |
