Wifi on the road - what do you use?

July 1st, 2009 at 01:20pm Thomas V. Bona

Sitting here at the Culver’s in Rochelle because of their advertised free wifi. Too bad that, for the second time in the past month, it’s not working for me. I guess nothing is free!

Instead, I logged into the for-pay wireless connection from the Petro truck stop across the street. I’m fascinated by the proliferation of wifi here - it appears Road Ranger also has a connection, and perhaps when Rochelle opens its utility office nearby it’ll have one too.

I’ve toyed with getting a laptop card that can connect me to the Web anywhere, but I don’t really travel enough to justify the monthly cost. I usually will pay the per-hour or per-day rate at airports, hotels and rest stops. I’m intrigued by Comcast’s wireless rollout that may eventually come to Chicago (though the company doesn’t know yet if that will include Rockford).

So what do you folks do for wireless connection when on the road?

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