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Wi-Fi Signs — Everywhere I Look, On Trip To Phoenix

November 18th, 2008 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Coffee Shops

My colleague at PingWi-Fi tells me I am superstitious.  Not so … “just don’t want to take any chances” as my high school coach was prone to repeat. As I headed for the airport this morning, ready to load up for the press conference in San Francisco, there was a big sign.  A police car, […]

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Boingo Acquires Opti-Fi Networks, Ups Ante For Airport Wireless

November 10th, 2008 · Tags: Airports · Cities

Boingo Wireless Acquires Opti-Fi Networks Acquisition Will Add 25 More Airports to Boingo Footprint LOS ANGELES — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Boingo Wireless® announces that it has acquired Opti-Fi Networks, a limited liability company from Parsons Transportation Group and ARINC, that provides Wi-Fi infrastructure implementation and management for airports around North America.

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Padre Island Report — Signs Of Change, Wi-(F)i Bombs Make Waves

November 6th, 2008 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Hotels · Restaurant · Satire

Well, it took exactly one and only one ocean wave to rip off my sunglasses — even though they were “tied on” my head with a brand new, Lifeguard-red croakie strap.  Ha … That’s a good look! “Aye, the ocean she is angry and she has taken me rose colored spectacles to the deep, to […]

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Wi-Fi Hotspot Chess Game: AT&T To Acquire Wayport

November 6th, 2008 · Tags: Cities · Coffee Shops · Hotels

So … this can only be good for my Wayport and AT&T subscriber memberships.  This news release, just in: AT&T TO ACQUIRE WAYPORT Combined wi-fi networks to provide connectivity in more places Millions of AT&T Customers to Get Free Wi-Fi Access at Nearly 20,000 U.S. Hotspots DALLAS and AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6, 2008 —AT&T Inc. […]

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Buck Dharma, More cÖwbell

October 22nd, 2008 · Tags:

… Ironic that a line came to me for this blog during my pastor’s sermon on Sunday.  When he quoted the saying “The world is your oyster,” I suspected divine intervention.  Or was it?  What a perfect phrase to describe the Web, where any blogger can publish and be read instantly anywhere. Now, couple that […]

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Too Much Word Fun: Boingo-Mo Bundled With Moto Q Smartphone

October 20th, 2008 · Tags: Gadgets

Google Alerts brought the following news item to our attention: LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Boingo Wireless Inc., the global market leader in Wi-Fi, announces that Boingo Mobile is available on Motorola’s Wi-Fi enabled Motorola MOTO Q 11 smartphone. The newly announced MOTO Q 11 is the first Motorola phone to be […]

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Where Do We Go From Here? — Pre-Ping Wi-Fi Benchmark

October 18th, 2008 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Coffee Shops · Hotels · Restaurant · Satire · Sports

IF you find yourself stuck in an airport, and you have a Boingo membership for Wi-Fi … or T-Mobile … or whatever, I encourage you to spend some time with us and look through this site.  There is much more than meets the eye, buried deep in the back pages.

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All The World’s An Oyster … Blue Öyster Cult Embraces Cowbell, Etc.

October 13th, 2008 · Tags: Arts

… Ironic that a line came to me for this blog during my pastor’s sermon on Sunday.  When he quoted the saying “The world is your oyster,” I suspected divine intervention.  Or was it?  What a perfect phrase to describe the Web, where any blogger can publish and be read instantly anywhere. Now, couple that […]

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Aloft, But Not Aloof — PingWi-Fi Not Shaken At O’Hare

October 5th, 2008 · Tags: Cities · Hotels

So, have you ever walked into a place and realized immediately that it was way too cool for you? That’s exactly how I felt when I stepped inside the swank lobby of the Aloft Chicago O’Hare hotel. Instantly I felt as though I should have tried to sneak a martini shaker through security at the […]

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In The Event You Have Questions – PingWi-Fi.com News Release

October 4th, 2008 · Tags: Gadgets

It occurred to me that everyone may not have the time to look through this growing body of work, to piece together the objectives and features of PingWi-Fi. So, posted below is the news release from the PR team. It seemed to get pretty good play in media around the country. So, this should break […]

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