WI-FI 2.0: 35 samples of how modern nomads find & connect to free or cheap connectivity (and sometimes make money on it)

Italic = new in this index. Related categories: MOBILITY 2.0, NOMADS 2.0, PHONE 2.0. For earlier updates cf. INDEX 2.0.

Airvana* - Femto cells – low-cost 3G access points connecting over user’s IP. View.

Autonetmobile* - Rent a portable wi-fi hotspot & turn your car into a hotspot. View.

Metrofi - Ad-based free municipal wi-fi networks. View.

Qbichotels***~ - Chain of pod hotels. View.


8zero2 - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.

Airdump - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots in Great Britain. View.

Anchorfree - Get a free wi-fi router, let passers by log in for free & make some money on advertising. View.

Atlarge - Read & write about web access at airports. View.

Btopenzone - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.

Chumby - Always-on wi-fi device to fetch & exchange media & to communicate. View.

Cuponyc - Search & connect to New York coffee shops with wi-fi. View.

Devicescape - Get cheap or free wi-fi access. View.

Findmesomewifi - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.

Fon*** - Share, buy, sell wi-fi connections. View.

Frappr - Put your group on the map, share photos. View.

Freewifiproject - Acrivate a free router & draw in new business, or get free wi-fi connectivity. View.

Gwifi - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.

Hotspot-directory - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.

Hotspothaven - Search & connect to wi-fi hotspots. View.

Hotspot-locations - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.

Hotspotr - Wi-fi café hotspot map mash-up (USA). View.

Ilovefreewifi - Contribute to dbase of free wi-fi hotspots in USA. View.

Jiwire - Locate & map wi-fi hotspots. View.

Lessnetworks - Provide wi-fi connectivity & make some money, or share wi-fi for free as a community member. View.

Meraki - Free wi-fi network. View.

Myhotspots - Wi-fi hotspots locator (UK). View.

Nabaztag* - Get info & communicate thru wi-fi rabbit device. View.

Openwifispots - Search & connect to free wi-fi hotspots. View.

Placesite - Wi-fi portal & location communities. View.

Skyhook - Wi-fi positioning. View.

Thatschillin - Submit & rate trivial news & videos. View.

Wefi - Spot & map wi-fi access points. View.

Whisher - Share free wi-fi. View.

Wifi411 - Search & connect to free & commercial wi-fi hotspots. View.

Wifinder - Find wi-fi hotspots. View.

Wifitastic - Turn your wi-fi connection into a profit center. View.