WiFi roaming coming soon
About time that the largest WiFi hotspot providers are considering signing "roaming" agreements since it was getting to be quite frustrating not being able to tap into another provider's WiFi network even if you were signed up with a different provider.
And signing up for multiple services at $20-40 a pop just doesn't make sense. I was able to switch to T-mobile so I can use my laptop at Starbucks only because my Surf and Sip subscription was coming to an end. However, it is still not clear how most WiFi companies will make enough money. According to this Wall Street Journal story (subscription required):
Over the next few months, many of the nation's largest Wi-Fi providers are expected to begin signing "roaming" agreements that will give their customers access to other providers' "hot spots," much like the alliances that connect far-flung groups of automated teller machines and traditional mobile-phone networks.