Sitting at a cafe blogging thanks to Boingo's 1300 locations
If you've heard of the new venture from Sky Dayton (of Earthlink fame), Boingo Wireless, you'll be happy to hear that the company is still around. It has over 1300 location now available on its network including my cafe here in Los Gatos, Great Bear Coffee, where I'm sitting right now blogging away.
This WiFi hotspot was actually set up by Surf and Sip and that's exactly how Boingo's business model hopes it'll be...it will provide a unified service that will eventually allow you to access any of the different WiFi networks out there.
While you can get cheaper plans via Surf and Sip, Boingo offers a variety of plans for you to choose from...but which are priced higher than the individual Wireless ISPs' own plans since Boingo needs to make money as well as pay these WISPs for using their infrastructure.
Unlimited monthly usage is $49.95. A cheaper service at $24.95 a month includes 10 Connect Days (24 hours). There's also a pay-as-you-go plan.
Happy WiFi'ing!