Guide to North American airport Wi-fi hotspots
Cutting the work umbilical cord is nearly impossible these days, whether traveling for business or pleasure. We're expected to be accessible via email and cell phone at all times, even when on the road. But keeping connected has gotten much easier thanks to the increasing availability of high-speed Wi-Fi access in airports (and even in the sky). Formerly wasted time spent waiting in terminals can be made productive at low cost, eliminating the bleary-eyed late-night email check from your hotel.
Pop into most of the country's largest airports, fire up a laptop or handheld computer with Wi-Fi, and one or more networks will appear. Pick the best one, login with an existing account or pay as you go, and you’re online. How did we live without this?
Airports have always been seen as perfect locations for public Wi-Fi access, and early installations began in 2000 in high-tech meccas like Seattle, Austin, and Dallas.
