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The Ultrabook I want to see

One of the bigger stories from last week’s CES was the Ultrabook. Whether or not you agree with the oft-repeated dialog that Ultrabooks are merely Macbook Air copies — and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – you probably

Posted in Devices, Events, Market, Opinion, Trips

Road Warrior Pain and Devicescape One

One of the things that always frustrates me when I travel is the high cost of Internet access, especially at hotels. Oddly enough, it seems to be the premium hotels that charge extra for access, while the lower end chains

Posted in Announcements, New networks, Services, Trips

City of London Wi-Fi

The City of London, which for those not aware of it is an area also known as the square mile right in the heart of the capital, is now also a wireless hotspot. Wi-Fi service is free at the moment,

Posted in Trips

London Victoria Station

Much like Gatwick Airport, Victoria train station has coverage from the three main providers here in the UK: BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile. I was able to sit upstairs, outside the Wetherspoons pub, and get a connection to all

Posted in Trips

Gatwick Airport

London Gatwick airport, south of the capital, has lots of Wi-Fi options. Coverage in the south terminal at the airport is provided by BT Openzone and The Cloud. Then you can see T-Mobile from some locations too (e.g. in Starbucks

Posted in Trips

Caffe Nero – Surf and Sip

Here in the UK I discovered that in addition to T-Mobile, BT Openzone and The Cloud, Surf and Sip seems to have a good presence thanks to it being the Wi-Fi provider for Caffe Nero. And since Devicescape already supported

Posted in Trips

Arlanda Airport Power

One side effect of having all the SAS flights out cancelled, including the one I was booked on at 8am to London, is that I spent a whole day in Arlanda airport. My laptop battery doesn’t survive that long, so

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Stockholm Free Wi-Fi

I found three free Wi-Fi networks in Stockholm. One was an independent cafe, Café Edenborg, where there is both open Wi-Fi access and available power points for those battery recharge moments. The coffee was good too. The next one was

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Rover Rabbit

In every 7-Eleven store I found in downtown Stockholm there was a wireless network provided by Rover Rabbit. These had a very strong signal outside the store too (I believe that the dipole antenna over the doorway is in fact

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McFONalds

Walking around downtown Stockholm on my first night there, I came across a McDonalds location where, in addition to The Cloud Wi-Fi service that is available in all McDonalds locations in Stockholm, there was also a FON access point visible.

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