Free wifi access around India

TerryM

Maybe, something handy for people who are travelling with there laptops around India.

Are there any free wifi points in India where you can access "The Net" without paying for cost ????

Here in Amsterdam we have a couple of free wifi points.....

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Bigzero

i havent heard of any free wifi points in india.... seriously hoping for something like this!

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Nick-H

I've heard of people being able to connect through nearby office networks that are not secure

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edwardseco

LOL at this stage..

TerryM

maybe we can put up some address on IM with free wifi .....lol

TerryM

Can somebody confirm this address ??:

Zenicon IT shoppe - 1st Floor, NP Towers - Near Kerala Verma Junction - West Fort, Thrissur -4 - Kerala
Mint - G-36 Shree Krishna Centre, Near Mithakhali Circle, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
TC's the lounge restaurant - near gujarat college - Ahmedabad

mira4bai4

I have a Widget on my desktop that gives me a list of all of the free and paid for WiFi HotSpots. It does have serious limitations to its database though. The web address

Wifi HotSpots India Lists


Gujarat: ROMINDIA G-301, Tulip Citadel Flats, Bh Shreyas Foundation, Manekbaug Road, Ambawadi,, Ahmedabad, 380015, India no mention of Free or Paid

There are heaps in Bangalore and Mumbai but not indication that they are free

iyou

I've never found a free hotspot, or even an open (unprotected) one in India. Plenty of secured wi-fi in 5-star hotels. I'd say it's going to be a few more years before businesses start offering them as a matter of course, the way cafes in America do. Not so many laptops in India yet, methinks. Bring your ethernet cable and connect at the cyber cafe. Or better, if you're in India to travel and explore, leave the laptop at home.

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edwardseco

Since I am facing this for such access near someplace I am heading to manana I will pose a question. How much is it worth going out of one's way to find such a spot when cybercafes are so convenient in India.?

mira4bai4

Looks like another one
FreeNet
Primary Network Provider: Independent (Free)
Location Type: WiFi HotZone
Address: 598 JP Nagar
City: Bangalore
State/Province: Karnataka
Wifi 411 Online Hotspot

WiFinder

Okay, Mint and TC's The Lounge Restaurants Amedabad, are the places to hover near by as they are free HotSpots.
www hotspot locations

So there you go TerryM, enjoy the meal.

mira4bai4

edwardseco, I have no idea about costs but got to CafA Coffee Day pretty well anywhere in the larger centres and check out their WiFi charges, a subscription may allow to zoom in on any of their hotspots in the country. It possibly would be much faster than a cybercafe and therefore cheaper.

50sQuiff

Yes, because traveling with a laptop will prevent you from exploring India!

This attitude is so archaic, not to mention trite. It's thanks to laptops and mobile phone access that I'm able to travel around India at all. The only thing that can confine you in India is YOU. I'm liberated by having a laptop and I do more than my share of exploring thankyou.

To the OP: why bother with wifi when you can get a Reliance phone or datacard so cheaply and use RConnect. The only place it's not worked is Munnar so far and some reception trouble in Fort Cochin and Darjeeling. Apart from that it's fast and cheap.

mira4bai4

One thing to be extremely aware of is that WiFi is not secure, anyone on the same link can view your connection so ensure that information that you send or receive is encrypted, especially passwords, code numbers or anything sensitive. BE WARNED!!!!!!!

50sQuiff

just a quick addendum to this topic: I found free wifi access at Cafe Coffee Day in Delhi. N Block, CP. After a long day's sight-seeing this is a good place to fire up your laptop and get an iced tea.