MuniWireless

Ian Williams writes about travelers still being confronted with high prices for Wi-Fi access: “Travelers accessing the internet from Wi-Fi connections at hotels, airport lounges and cafes are being ripped off by high and confusing charges, according to online travel agent Expedia.co.uk. Despite offering similar levels of service in many cases, rates can vary by up to 1,100 per cent within a single area, the report said. The investigation found that hotels with a lower star rating are more likely…

One of the few pieces of good news this week (as I’m trying to avoid thinking about the meltdown in the financial markets): Boingo Wireless has added 1100 Swisscom hotspots in Switzerland to their network of roaming partners. Why is this such a big deal for me? Because Swisscom’s Wi-Fi hotspot service, not only in Switzerland but in other European countries, has always been very expensive (see my 2004 posts on Wi-Fi in Antwerp and Swisscom Eurospot not happy with Muniwireless).…