DIA joins the short list of American airports that offer free wireless Internet access. Other airports include San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, and Portland (Oregon), to name a few. Denver International has seen a ten-fold increase in users since the service was made free. Previously, the service had been set at $7.95 for a 24-hour connection.
I really hope other airports follow suit. It’s better to sell ads against free wireless (DIA’s connection has some ads, as do others) than to hope that people pony up $8-$10 for a 24-hour connection that’ll get maybe a few hours’ use. Plus, with the growing availability of 3G-enabled phones that can be tethered to laptops, paying for airport wireless seems sillier all the time.
DIA sets Wi-Fi free [Denver Post] via Wi-Fi Net News
Pittsburgh Airport <- FIRST airport to offer free wireless!
KC Airport also offers free Wi-Fi.
Oh and Denver International is my unicorn. I have pooped in every airport I have ever been to, but everytime I’m in Denver even the most potent P.F. Changs can’t upset my bowels.
Good news on San Diego and Portland! I do those two airports every Christmas break, and they never had it before! Guess my company MacBook Pro will be traveling with me this year. :-D
Hong Kong International Airport has great wireless service, not to mention the best airport restaurants I’ve eaten at. Unfortunately, this year, I found Amsterdam, Mumbai, Nairobi and Zanzibar did not. Too bad.
CID (Cedar Rapids, IA) Airport should be on that list of free wireless internet. It’s had it since I can remember.
Not only does this airport have free internet, but there are kiosks that host PC games of all kinds, from Valve’s TF2 to Halo to children’s games for a relatively low fee! It is by far the greatest airport I have ever been in.