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Chains Giving Away Wi-Fi

By Erin Richards and Kate Appleton, November 2005 issue  |  Subscribe to the magazine

Hotels on the way to Wi-Fi

Days Inn will begin implementing free wireless access in all locations in late-Oct. 2005, as will Ramada at the end of 2005, and Howard Johnson in Mar. 2006.

Cities

While no U.S. city is entirely wireless yet, many have large hotspot zones and a select few--most notably San Francisco and Philadelphia--have made free or low-cost city-wide Wi-Fi access a top priority.

Here are the Top 20 winners of Intel's annual "Most Unwired Cities" survey:

  • Seattle-Bellevue-Everett-Tacoma, Wash. 

  • San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, Calif. 

  • Austin-San Marcos, Tex. 

  • Portland, Oregon - Vancouver, Wash.

  • Toledo, Ohio 

  • Atlanta, Ga.

  • Denver, Colo.

  • Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.

  • Orange County, Calif.

  • San Diego, Calif.

  • Chicago, Ill.

  • Boston, Mass.

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Colorado Springs, Colo.

  • Columbus, Ohio

  • Charlotte-Gastonia, N.C. - Rock Hill, S.C.

  • Sacramento, Calif.

  • Baton Rouge, La.

  • Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

    • For the complete 100-city list, visit intel.com. And to search for hotspots in specific U.S. cities, visit metrofreefi.com.

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