NYC is Offering Free Wi-Fi at Payphone Kiosks

Posted By: Melissa Kennedy In: Business Professional

With so many of us using smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices to connect to the internet in order to manage our job search, our activities and our lives, finding Wi-Fi hotspots can really help. Especially those of us who are unemployed or underemployed, saving money on data charges by using free Wi-Fi is always a good thing. The problem is that most places that offer a free wireless connection are also restaurants or shops. It attracts more customers, but what if you just need a place to get connected and don't want to have to spend money for it?



If you live in NYC, there is a new solution. According the NYC Tumblr, the city has just announced a pilot program to bring free Wi-Fi to the masses. The program will offer Wi-Fi hotspots at payphone kiosks around the city. Just starting out, they have announced 10 locations and they have plans expand the coverage over the next few months.



For now, there are only 10 locations, but anyone can go there and log on for free. Here is a list of the locations, make sure to put them on your map the next time you're out and need to get connected.

 

Brooklyn

• Brooklyn Heights-Cobble Hill: 545 Albee Square and 2 Smith Street

Queens 

• Astoria: 30-94 Steinway Street

Manhattan

• SoHo: 402 West Broadway
• Fur-Flower District: 458 Seventh Avenue
• Theater District-Clinton: 28 West 48th Street
• Grand Central-United Nations: 410 Madison Avenue
• Midtown-Clinton: 1609 Broadway and 1790 Broadway
• Upper West Side: 230 West 95th Street

Does your local area offer free Wi-Fi?  Add your location to the comments section below!