Austin Online Wi-Fi Resources

From Austin Unleashed to the Wi-Fi Alliance

"...Wi-Fi Alliance (www.wi-fi.org)..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature

Wi-Fi With a Side of Coffee at These Austin Study Spots

Find the right fit to stay connected and caffeinated

"...to the University of Texas campus and offer free Wi-Fi. You can hop on a bus or a scooter,..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Food Post by Valeria Valdez

Where to Find Wi-Fi

A partial list of hot spots affiliated with the Wireless City Project in the Austin area

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"...customer count, appear to be here for the free Wi-Fi and not much else, like bar mitzvah buffet-line freeloaders,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

When Accessing Education Is an IT Problem

AISD plots how to get wi-fi to students

"..."lifeline." With schools and libraries, which normally offer free wi-fi access, closed during the pandemic, thousands of Austin families..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Clara Ence Morse

The Hot Spot

How Richard MacKinnon and the Wireless City Project are making Austin the center of the tech universe – again

"...of the entire world. Austin now has more free Wi-Fi hot spots – local outlets, often coffeehouses, that allow..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Online, Unplugged

Wireless Internet is cost-effective, accessible, of the people rather than gouging the people. So what are you waiting for? It's time to cut the cord.

"...you to cut the cord. Known as 802.11b or wi-fi, this recent development in Internet access allows wireless-enabled computers..."

April 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

The Last Mile

Futurist Bruce Sterling and Austin Unleashed's Zane McCarthy on the potential tangles of wireless

"...Bruce Sterling did, and he also knew they had Wi-Fi installed to boot. (The parking lot, on the other..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: NoisyDogs Guest

A possible entry into the Passive Aggression Hall of Fame

"...being too punitive. My next-door neighbor has renamed his Wi-Fi networks "NoisyDogs," "NoisyDogs Guest," and "MyNeighborHas2NoisyDogs." I have not..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Alejandro Escovedo’s Hurricane Honeymoon

Rocker’s Category 4 account: “I thought, We might not make this"

"...There’s nothing. The electricity went out right away. No Wi-Fi, nothing like that. Water, we had to go outside..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving

On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7

"...to serve meals through its curbside meal program, and Wi-Fi buses will be deployed next week, said Elizalde. Information..."

Nov. 26, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Here Comes MetroRapid

Cap Metro rolls out its big bendy buses, the next mode in multimodal

"...Replace coffee with comfy seats, and tunes with free wi-fi, and that's how Capital Metro hopes to sell its..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Wants to Run A Coffeehouse in Austin, Texas?

Four local javamongers tell us what it's like

"...Mark: That's one reason we toyed with not getting wi-fi. It was the late '90s, people were putting in..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Businesses Survive by Anticipating Change

"...15 minutes after the technology became available. So yes, wi-fi is unavoidable. “The Hidden Costs of Free” [Screens, Aug...."

Aug. 16, 2009 Postmarks

Lege Wrap-Up

Miscellany

"...similar bill died in the Senate. – A.S.Telecom: Free Wi-fi Survives … Barely The session's telecommunications deregulation bill, which..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

"...• Capital Metro is rolling out mobile Wi-Fi Internet access on a number of express buses, following..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Palestinian Woman Finds a Friend in Austin and a Plan to Escape From Gaza

How a Snapchat message turned into an evacuation campaign

"...Rafah a few weeks ago, Yarin could connect to Wi-Fi from a humanitarian group. Night after night with Abdullah..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...and how to reach students who aren’t connected to Wi-Fi...."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Black Food Week’s Begun, Austin Restaurant Weeks Are On Their Way, There’s Canine Noms at Blue Lacy, Dollar Sales at Twin Liquors, a New Bar Boss at Watertrade, Local Pastures in South Austin, and Water, Water, Everywhere …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...reveals a plethora of cozy places to get both wi-fi and coffee around town … and there’s some kinda..."

Aug. 24, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...roof will power the station, which will offer free Wi-Fi, electric vehicle charging stations, a food pantry, and a..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Mayor

Santas, sewers, and park benches: A very different look at everyday life in Ramallah

"...tree lighting. But how can you get the free wi-fi up when your neighbors keep firing teargas at schoolkids?..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...parents they're on top of it but nowhere near, wi-fi/laptop issues like waiting over six weeks to get one..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Austin Choirs Seek Community Through Virtual Worship

Music remains an integral part of most religions, so what happens when the choir can't meet?

"..."We were unaware the wi-fi into our building was apparently run by horse and..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Nataleah Small

Update: Fate of UT's Fine Arts Library

Provost OKs recommendations to preserve, upgrade fifth floor

"...open stacks on the fifth floor but upgrading the wi-fi, outlets, furniture, and study spaces; shrinking the collection on..."

April 11, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How to Be Single

This millennial romantic comedy wears that same old shaggy dress

"...a sad, nonsensical role about dating algorithms and shoddy wi-fi...."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...is now being held up by the installation of wi-fi service for the entire former post office building. “Both..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Au Revoir, Les Enterns

Ayeesha Green and Meghan Ruth Speakerman

"...tables to spread out all my books, and free wi-fi. The staff there is great and pretty tolerant of..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Jordan Gass-Pooré

Transportation Station

Getting around is part of Austin campus life

"...Free wi-fi..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Liz Williams

Food-o-File

Newbies near the Long Center, tamales for the holidays, reading for beer snobs, and more

"...food served in the new seating area with free Wi-Fi will increase the daytime traffic at Cissi's, this place..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Nim's Island

This girls adventure story that stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler bears the reminder that we should all be the heroes of our own life stories.

"...pause too long to wonder how deserted islands and Wi-Fi go together in the same story. Though the plot..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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