While driving across the country last year in my bus, i'd make stops in
hotel parking lots. Most every exit from a highway is immediately surrounded
by hotels, so find the highest concentration and park centrally. If you get
a few different hotel connections, you'll find about half of them are
secured and half of them are open, so you might have to move to another
hotel..... but even in small towns i've been successful this way in finding
WIFI. Generally they have quiet parking lots as well, great for relaxing to
cook a meal and check your email.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> Jeez.  Use the resources that you know are available to you as part of the
> internet community.  Google "Phoenix WIFI" and you'll get a whole list of
> place you can park and use.
>
> I know this is Friday and we are a friendly community, but do your homework
> a bit first.
>
> Rant over,
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> |Annie
> |Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 1:04 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Free wireless in Phoenix?
> |
> |A lot of malls and shopping centers have WiFi you can use in their food
> |court or children's play area if one is available. Also many books stores
> |like Borders and Barnes & Noble have it.
> |
> |I've been able to a signal from the mall and from Borders' parking lots at
> |times and just sat in my car without even going inside to use it. ;-)
> |
> |~Annie
> |
> |On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:50 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> |
> |> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
> |> > I'll be in Phoenix next week for some warm weather and want to keep
> |> connected to my vanagon mail.
> |> > What are good places to use (national or otherwise) for free wireless?
> |>  Starbucks?
> |>
> |>
> |> Starbucks is handy. IIRC if you keep a $5 min. on your Starbucks card,
> |> you get a certain amount of time free.
> |>
> |> Or, a large shopping mall. I found some at Staples once. You have to
> |> drive around a bit, but usually you'll find a signal.
> |>
> |> Libraries don't always allow people to use their wireless, but I've
> |> never been turned away from using one of their computers for internet
> |> access.  (in OR/WA/ID)
> |>
> |> Neil.
> |>
> |>
> |>
> |> --
> |> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
> |>
> |> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> |>
> |>
> |> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-
> |engines
> |>
>