Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Popping Up Everywhere
Kurt Peterson knows how to pick his Wi-Fi . "I go anywhere I can get it for free," he says. "Why should I pay? Enough people do it for free."
Peterson, a Los Angeles union organizer, has been spotted, laptop in hand, cellphone dangling from ear, at a Panera Bread store near Los Angeles International Airport.
Panera, like Schlotzsky's Deli, Krystal restaurants and other independent cafes, libraries, parks and a growing number of cities, offers free wireless Internet access. No strings attached.