I’ve seen this story presented before. Basically, Boston’s Logan Airport has pay-for wifi access, which they gouge $7.95/day out of you. I know the size and importance of Portland Intl Airport is not that of Logan, but PDX has free wifi service throughout the airport.
Living in the northwest I know that there would be revolts against PDX if they *shudder* charged for wifi access. I can’t imagine paying $8 to browse the internet for the hour or two that I sit in the airport and wait on a flight. That’s just extreme. If I traveled for work more than 2-3 times a year I would seriously get into Continental’s Presidents Club for their free wifi. Dallas - Ft. Worth only has pay-for wifi access, Denver only has pay-for wifi, and O’Hare is just now getting setup with it. It’s not often that I feel like there is a reason to brag about PDX, but this is definitely a major bragging point for me.
[tags]wifi, Logan International Airport, Portland International Airport[/tags]
January 10th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
You know, lately, I’ve flown a couple of times to the northeast corridor and I’ve found that even though they *say* one can’t access the wifi, one can. Boston’s Logan seemed less sophisticated ? than PDX (though I love the convenience of Logan) but I just bet a couple of cats that one could tweak one’s system and pull it up.
Just recently, I was in a place that put notice that no wifi was accessible but I got it up easily, but then again, my laptop may be tapped into by the National Security Agency and all other sorts of “surveillance”. What can I say, wouldn’t be the first time, probably not the last.