McDonald's to offer free Wi-Fi

[mechmike0034]

The fast-food chain will soon offer free wireless Internet access at its U.S. restaurants (http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184807/mcdonalds_to_offer_free_wifi_internet_access.html)...

To a road warrior, this is a good thing...

Krystal (http://krystal.com/) (for those of you outside the South, think White Castle with a southern accent...) has free wifi at most of their locations. This almost makes up for their menu.

[rokit8]

Sounds pretty useful. Sucks that we have to rely on business to provide free internet. A few years ago it seemed all the rage to make free wifi available for entire cities. Guess that tapered off, but I still think it would be a great way to bring us further into the 21st century. But at the end of the day, it's a few large companies like McDonalds that actually does it. Looks like you can't publish your breakthrough science research paper until you buy a big mac first. Ah, America.

[nate el bueno]

I remember stopping at a Mickey D's with Markel to use their wi-fi while on vacation, only to find that they charged for it. Fortunately, the Hooters next door had a free, strong signal :)