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‘Borne’ Identity II

Mentioned in the last post, nearly all the free wi-fi access points promised by the Mayor of Paris, are now up and waving.

Gripe: the official Paris Wi-Fi site is not very helpful for finding a ‘borne‘ in your immediate…, there is a list with links to zoomable aerial photo views of the corresponding hotspot, not quite the intuitive - drag it around and toggle the street/hybrid map - that we’ve gotten used to. ‘Someone should Gmap mashit’, shouts innocent blogger. Well, someone didn’t wait too long to heed the advise - as usual, he’d done it already before it was mentioned. So, if your out there Chris Z, do us all a favour and update it with the latest ‘bornes’. Looks like he’s been putting some of the free wi-fi cafés on as well. A map showing cafés, bars, brasserries and Macdos with free wi-fi is up on Quickmaps by tmilard. More info Cafés Wi-Fi.

Turned my back for a minute and Neuf Cegetel have jumped into bed with Fon. According to JeromB at blognation, Neuf Cegetel - second largest broadband operator in France - has

installed FON firmware on more than 600 000 “neuf box” and should invite its subscribers to be part of the FON network, which could virtually triple its size within the next weeks. FON Triple its Network Thanks to Neuf Cegetel

Opened in-box, WebUser tells me that as from the 8th October, all Macdos throughout Britain will offer free wi-fi with frites.

Who was I to know? a war driver, a CIA agent?