MaxRoam’s founder, Pat Phelan, picks up on my thread of how to be a better road warrior/Global Nomad with his recession busting travel tips. In many ways Pat picks up on some of my earlier tips, including client Boingo for hotel WiFi where he writes: Finally and most importantly get a Boingo account, Boingo were … Read more
Having now spent almost a year on the road non-stop while my house and community goes through a major restoration, renovation and upgrade process I pretty much have mastered the art of working anywhere. Here some tips that go beyond simply making technology work for us. 1. Don’t be cheap 2. Don’t try to cut … Read more
It’s easy to see that the GSMA is a tad nervous about the pending deployment of less expensive broadband via WiMax in the USA. Mike Elgan points out the cold hard facts that they don’t need to only promote, but the mobile operators should fix it too wit the money. As better broadband comes along … Read more
Client Boingo received high praise from the folks at ZDNET today. In a post about trying out the service, Dennis Howlett, tabs Boingo as “a traveler’s lifesaver” saying that it is “an easy way to avoid all those ludicrous $X per day charges that hotels and airport operators try to gouge out of you when … Read more
For those of you who have discovered just how wonderful those new Asus EEE PCs are as laptop substitutes but wanted to make them connect with all the latest and greatest data cards (like the Novatel Merlin MC950D which I use, but didn’t want to learn how to deal with Linux OS, nor buy the … Read more
For those cheapskates out there who just can’t afford a WiFi/Hotspot account from AT&T, T-Mobile or Boingo (to be transparent my agency represents Boingo) you can take the advice of Popular Mechanics and find some airports offering WiFi for free. You can also learn about some cool apps that make it easy to find the … Read more
Last week while I was in Philadelphia and Chicago, my staff, led by Danielle Ross and Cheryl Cink, managed an event for our client Nokia in San Francisco. Intercontinental San Francisco GM Peter Koehler knows how to run a hotel there. He’s much like pal and hotel mentor to me, Steve Pagano, now at the … Read more
I know I’m in the minority, but I really don’t want ads with my WiFi. Personally, I’d rather pay and get a really good and consistent experience, or just check-in and turn on or have it done right the way AT&T has done it with Starbucks, where you’re being gifted the access for your loyalty, … Read more
This is an example of a very bad broadband experience. The supposed supplier is AT&T WiFi, previously called FreedomLink. The real supplier is Wayport according to the URL that shows up in the clear in my browser when it gets redirected. Last week when I went in to grab a morning Espresso I tried to … Read more
I woke up this morning to the scent and aroma of Illy wafting through the house. That got me thinking. More than hotels, many of us sip and surf on the run from coffee shops around the globe, getting online and grabbing a shot or latte, or simply, Caffe’ Americano. That got me thinking, after … Read more
