WI-FI 2.0: thirty samples of how modern nomads find & connect to free or cheap connectivity (and sometimes make money on it)

8zero2 - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Airdump - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots in Great Britain. View. Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Anchorfree - Get a free wi-fi router, let passers by log in for free & make some money on advertising. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Atlarge - Read & write about web access at airports. View.
Labels: MOBILITY 2.0, NOMADS 2.0, PHONE 2.0, PUBLISHING 2.0, TRAVEL 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Btopenzone - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Chumby - Always-on wi-fi device to fetch & exchange media & to communicate. View.
Labels: MULTIMEDIA 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Cuponyc - Search & connect to New York coffee shops with wi-fi. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Devicescape - Get cheap or free wi-fi access. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Findmesomewifi - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, SEARCH 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Fon*** - Share, buy, sell wi-fi connections. View.
Labels: BRILLIANT 2.0, COMMUNITY 2.0, ECONOMY 2.0, PHONE 2.0, SERVICE COMMERCE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Freewifiproject - Acrivate a free router & draw in new business, or get free wi-fi connectivity. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, SERVICE COMMERCE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Gwifi - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Hotspot-directory - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, SEARCH 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Hotspothaven - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Hotspot-locations - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Hotspotr - Wi-fi café hotspot map mash-up (USA). View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, RETAIL 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Ilovefreewifi - Contribute to dbase of free wi-fi hotspots in USA. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Jiwire - Locate & map wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Lessnetworks - Provide wi-fi connectivity & make some money, or share wi-fi for free as a community member. View.
Labels: COMMUNITY 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0


Meraki - Free wi-fi network. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Myhotspots - Wi-fi hotspots locator (UK). View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Nabaztag* - Get info & communicate thru wi-fi rabbit device. View.
Labels: BRILLIANT 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Openwifispots - Search & connect to free wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Placesite - Wi-fi portal & location communities. View.
Labels: COMMUNITY 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Skyhook - Wi-fi positioning. View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, GEO LOCATION 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Wefi - Spot & map wi-fi access points. View.
Labels: GEO 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Whisher - Share free wi-fi. View.
Labels: COMMUNITY 2.0, PHONE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Wifi411 - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, SEARCH 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Wifinder - Find wi-fi hotspots. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, SEARCH 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Wifitastic - Turn your wi-fi connection into a profit center. View.
Labels: PHONE 2.0, SERVICE COMMERCE 2.0, WI-FI 2.0

Italic = new to this index.