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The end-of-the-year holidays are a time of tradition and ritual. The waiting on line at the airport. The flight getting delayed due to snow. And of course, the annual Thanksgiving vacation lost luggage.
To help alleviate that holiday travel-related stress, Google is giving a holiday present to every traveler who passes through 47 specially designated airports: free Wi-Fi.
From now through January 10th, Google will pay for the Internet access at a number of airports, including Las Vegas, San Jose, Boston, Baltimore, Burbank, Houston, Indianapolis, Seattle, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Louis and Charlotte (sorry, NYers, you're SOL).
More than just a company promotion, Google hopes this deal will begin to acclimate people to ubiquitous Wi-Fi, one of the long-term goals of the company. In fact, to help spread free Wi-Fi everywhere, Google will keep Internet access in the Seattle and Burbank airports free indefinitely.
So whether you need to write an apology email for drunken antics during the holiday Christmas party, buy last-minute Hanukkah gifts on Amazon, or find hangover cures on January 2nd, thank uncle Google for the free hookup.
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Big Deal! The US has some of the crappiest airports in the world! They should be ashamed I know I am. The new modern airports in Asia all mostly have FREE internet for people waiting, Singapore , Tokyo, Korea to name a few and they are big modern beautiful places unlike the very unwelcome dirty ones you see in the states.
Are you a U.S. Citizen? Quit your griping or move to Asia. We have the best transportation system in the world. I would like to add that internet access is free in Orlando anyway.
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Yes I am an American. Have you even been out of the country? You should it would open your eyes to how underdeveloped the US is rapidly becoming. Sorry but if you want to see the best transportation system in the world you would have to live in Japan, the US doesn't even come close!
The US has much more ground to cover than most countries in Asia. I can see where you're coming from, rgetty, the airports in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are fantastic and offer many modern luxuries. However, you should keep in mind that these countries have less ground to cover and that these installations were constructed much more recently than lets say, O'Hare, which began construction in 1942. Completely reconstructing an airport that sees heavy traffic daily can be a daunting task. The airports in Asia may be more modern, but think about the amount of air traffic the US airports handle in a day. While I am not going to tell you which country has the best air transit system, I will say that it is not as cut and dry as which airport has the most modern amenities.
I agree Mr danny that the US does have more ground to cover, but look at Bangkok, HK, they are big beautiful airports that have a lot of traffic being that they sit in locations that are perfect for connecting flights. I agree again that the ones in Asia are newer and that ours are older, Its just I dont see a lot of effort going into modernizing them. Its just not the airports, its the roads, trains, bridges.
We do not have the best transportation system in the world. You should leave the U.S. and travel around the EU and see one that puts our transportation system to shame.
We are in agreement on rail transit, rgetty.