Philly Airport WiFi: Only for College Kids and Weekend Travelers
We love when airports offer free WiFi. And since there aren't that many big ones giving access away, we should probably be happy with whatever free sort of service we can get, right?
Um...not quite. Philadelphia International offers up some confusing "free WiFi" access. College students can get free WiFi whenever they're in the airport:
The program allows students to present college identification at any airport information counter to receive a coupon with a code that gives access to the Internet for up to 24 hours from their laptop.
Similarly, any weekend travelers--college-aged or not--can get free access in the airport on Saturdays and Sunday without having to enter an authorization code.
Naturally, the airport is reporting more internet connections---a 132 percent spike. But shrewdly, they are still charging business travelers during the week. WiFi goes for $8 per 24 hours or you sign-up for one of those $40-a-month accounts. Lame.
All these airports have free WiFi
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· Airport Users Taking Advantage of (Sometimes) Free WiFi [Bizjournals]
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