WiFi Hotspots and Wifi Location for Hotspots or Free Wifi

The locations listed in the Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory are locations like cafes, restaurants, coffeeshops, libraries, airports, downtown business districts, malls, retail stores, etc. that are open to the public.

Many Hotel and Motel chains, like Best Western, Marriott and others are installing Free Wi-Fi for their guests in all their locations. Check out the Hotel Free Wi-Fi page for more info. In addition, many individual franchisee owned hotel and motel locations are listed in the State pages below. The free access is primarily for guests only, although some will allow public access in the lounge, restaurant, lobby and meeting room areas of the location.

Scroll down past the State listings section for links to companies like Schlotzsky's Delis, Apple Retail Stores, and Panera Bread Company who have locations in several states. In addition to many libraries being listed on the State pages a link to the Wireless Librarian is also listed below.

Location listings in other regions of the world are also listed below, as well as links to Directories that list residential or community free open node type locations.

Every attempt is being made to keep the Wi-Fi-FreeSpot™ Directory timely and accurate.

Wi-Fi News Weblog posts and news and information about free Wi-Fi.

Multiple State locations

Schlotzsky's Cool Cloud for a Cool Deli - AZ, DC, GA, FL, NC, OH, TE, TX

Apple Retail Stores have free Wi-Fi.

Panera Bread Co./St.Louis Bread Co. - available in about 270 Cafe locations from California to New Hampshire and lots of places in between now, but with eventual plans to offer free Wi-Fi at as many as 1000 company owned and franchised locations. Use the Search function to see if the Panera or St. Louis Bread Company location near you offers free Wi-Fi or look for the Wi-Fi stickers in the window.

Krystal Restaurants has free Wi-Fi in 50 locations in AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN and TX.

Port City Java locations have free Wi-Fi.

Libraries - this excellent list is provided by Bill Drew, The Wireless Librarian. Most academic libraries will restrict usage to members of their college communities. Policies in public libraries vary from restricted, that requires registration, to unrestricted.

Canada

Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America

Europe

Asia

Australia, New Zealand and The South Pacific

Local "grassroots" wireless communities offer free and open access. Click Here to find one. or Click Here to find residential open node owners sharing access with their neighbors.

Wi-Fi Afloat. Check out Wi-FiMarine.org for Wi-Fi on the water information.

Sky-Fi. Check out Web in-flight for Wi-Fi in the Skies news and information.

802.11, Wi-Fi, Hotspots and Wi-Fi-FreeSpots
802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN (Local Area Network) technology. 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients.

Wi-Fi ("Wi-Fi" is a registered certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance) is short for wireless fidelity and is another name for the IEEE 802.11 standard. The Wi-Fi Alliance describes the sub-groups as follows:

802.11a - An IEEE specification for wireless networking that operates in the 5 GHz frequency range (5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz) with a maximum 54 Mbps data transfer rate. The 5 GHz frequency band is not as crowded as the 2.4 GHz frequency, because the 802.11a specification offers more radio channels than the 802.11b. These additional channels can help avoid radio and microwave interference.
802.11b - International standard for wireless networking that operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency range (2.4 GHz to 2.4835 GHz) and provides a throughput of up to 11 Mbps. This is a very commonly used frequency. Microwave ovens, cordless phones, medical and scientific equipment, as well as Bluetooth devices, all work within the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
802.11g - Similar to 802.11b, but this standard provides a throughput of up to 54 Mbps. It also operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band but uses a different radio technology in order to boost overall bandwidth.
Hotspot is a term for a location that offers wireless internet public access. Hotspots share their DSL, cable or T1 broadband connection via an Access Point that transmits a wireless signal to the wireless card in a user's Wireless Internet enabled device, i.e. laptop, PDA. Coverage extends over a 100-300 foot radius of the access point.

A Wi-Fi-FreeSpot is a hotspot with free wireless internet public access.

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