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Survey Finds Airport Wi-Fi More Important Than Food

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can-go-days-without-food dept.

Ninjakicks writes "For the business traveler (and the traveler in general, really), Wi-Fi is important — crucial, even. But more important than sustenance? That's exactly what was found in a recent survey by American Airlines and HP, where some 47% of business travelers responded that Wi-Fi was the most important airport amenity, outscoring basic travels needs such as food by nearly 30 percent."

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  1. Who doesnt have a tethering phone by now? by LibertineR · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I stopped caring about airport wi-fi the day I gave up the iphone for the Blackberry Storm. I know a lot of people dont like the Storm, but it tethers like nobodys business.

    My next toy will be to setup Microsoft's Direct Access replacement for VPN's and I will never be disconnected from my network. When more people become aware of Direct Access, that is going to put a dent in those who say they cant innovate in Redmond. This is some bad-ass technology.

  2. Wifi should be 100% free in airports. by Jason+Quinn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I absolutely hate how many US airports don't provide free Wifi for travelers (free Wifi seems to be more common abroad). For a minuscule fraction of their budget, airports could provide an invaluable service. It must change.

  3. Re:Not surprising by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It cost $10 a day for bandwidth that was none too awesome.

    Wifi at airports is free. If you are paying for it, you're doing it wrong.

    Here's how to do it:

    1. Start tcpdump -en
    2. Carefully note Ip addresses and corresponding mac addresses that fly by
    3. ifconfig wlan0 hw ether macAddress
    4. ifconfig wlan0 ip netmask netmask
    5. route add default gw router (router's ip can usually be guessed from IP)
    6. enjoy your free connectivity!