Google Offering Free WiFi in Airports This Christmas

[JMcEntegart]

Google just keeps on giving!

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[Guest]

GODDAM SFO gets no love! what the hell? That airport need free wifi like 10 years ago!

 

[zak_mckraken]

donating up to a maximum $250,000 across the three non-profits.

What are they gonna do with the rest if donations sums up more than $250,000? Pocket the money? Sounds wrong...

 

[buwish]

If I had mega bucks, I'd wire the world for free wifi for X-MAS! Never the less, nice gesture.

 

[Guest]

"Match donatations" ... meaning if people give more than $250,000 Google will match as high as $250,000 or about 15minutes of Google's profits.

 

[BoxBabaX]

Don't know why I hear so much negativity, this is great. I am a little bit surprised that SFO wasn't included, its near Google's hometown. Oh well, San Diego is on the list!

 

[tomrippity02]

[citation][nom]zak_mckraken[/nom]What are they gonna do with the rest if donations sums up more than $250,000? Pocket the money? Sounds wrong...[/citation]

They will MATCH up to 250,000. They aren't pocketing anything.

 

[BoxBabaX]

[citation][nom]tomrippity02[/nom]They will MATCH up to 250,000. They aren't pocketing anything.[/citation]

I thought that was extremely obvious.

 

[wildwell]

^^ Extremely.

I wonder how they chose the airports. So many major hubs are missing.

 

[Yoder54]

A bunch of no-name airports. Where is the free wi-fi in the big airports in the big cities like Chicago, Kennedy, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, LA, SeaTac, Miami, SF, etc.?

 

[BoxBabaX]

[citation][nom]Yoder54[/nom]A bunch of no-name airports. Where is the free wi-fi in the big airports in the big cities like Chicago, Kennedy, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, LA, SeaTac, Miami, SF, etc.?[/citation]

Im wondering if some of the bigger airports might have licensing agreements with some companies (like AT&T). Not sure though.

 

[maigo]

Thanks Google, but you're being too nice... you scare me

 

[jacobdrj]

This Xmass or xmass on?

 

[buzznut]

Wow, I'm outta touch. I assumed wifi would be free in all airports. I've never flown with a laptop or other wifi device.
Seems like it would be definitely needed now.

 

[Gin Fushicho]

Figgered Utah would be in there. Its Utah. *shrugs*

 

[blackened144]

Last time I was at the Ft. Lauderdale airport, they already had free wifi.

 

[kri77777]

Both Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando have free internet. Not sure about the others, but my bet is many of them already were, Google just gets advertising rights.

 

[saint19]

Good marketing, how do you see this Microsoft?