At least in England: Fon - Find Fon Hotspots Worldwide
I'm tempted to ditch Virgin and go BT.
I'm tempted to ditch Virgin and go BT.
Become a 'fonero' or 'BTfonero'
Another alternative is to get involved with Spanish company Fon, which is trying to turn the world into one giant hotspot through wireless connection sharing. The idea's simple, you buy a special wireless router (£33) which splits your connection in two; one secure part for you, and one open part for other members of the Fon community, who in exchange offer you use of the open part of their own wireless networks, wherever they are in the world.
BT internet users needn't buy the Fon router at all, since BT's done a deal with the company allowing users to securely split their connections and become 'foneros' too, which gives the Fon community impressive overall coverage (see coverage maps). BT total broadband customers that sign up for the scheme now also get totally free access to BT's widespread 'OpenZone' hotspots, which usually costs up to £6/hour.
Free Wireless Internet: UK hotspots & cheap 3G mobile web ...
Another alternative is to get involved with Spanish company Fon, which is trying to turn the world into one giant hotspot through wireless connection sharing. The idea's simple, you buy a special wireless router (£33) which splits your connection in two; one secure part for you, and one open part for other members of the Fon community, who in exchange offer you use of the open part of their own wireless networks, wherever they are in the world.
BT internet users needn't buy the Fon router at all, since BT's done a deal with the company allowing users to securely split their connections and become 'foneros' too, which gives the Fon community impressive overall coverage (see coverage maps). BT total broadband customers that sign up for the scheme now also get totally free access to BT's widespread 'OpenZone' hotspots, which usually costs up to £6/hour.
Free Wireless Internet: UK hotspots & cheap 3G mobile web ...
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