Am in Shannon on the way to Web Based Communities 2005 conference, and was wondering if they had done away with their free wireless service here yet. Luckily, no! Good old Galway has it too; it really lowers my estimation of an airport when you have to pay for what should be an incentive to make use of their airport as opposed to somewhere else. Here’s hoping that the Irish airport authorities continue this attractive practice. Else, the Free Airport Wireless Forever (FAWF) campaign will begin…

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Truly, Open WLAN should be part of the public infrastructure. And not just for airports…