in august i travel around some times in France and in Spain -
well i heard that i will have WiFi (wlan) access in almost all Mac Donals Restaurants- .
Is this true? Well - if so, it would be great!
i heard the following:
If you have Bluetooth/WiFi your laptop et al will connect as soon as you walk
through the door assuming your laptop is switched on and it is now free in Mc
what do you think - if this is true then i would need a speical notebook - one that is prepared and does have some bluetooth-stuff in it, is this true!?#
i read some information pages that provides information about the WiFi-Access in France:
McDonald’s
WiFi access: unrestricted
WiFi signal & speed: good
Power outlet access: no power
well - that means i have to work with the batteries that are included in the notebook. That means that i have no access to the power-outlet -
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On 2012-07-20 23:55, dd@home.dk wrote:
> lots of free wi-fi across western europa…(i do not know about the old east block countries)
>
> yes, McDonalds has it in most, if not all…and Burger Kings, KFC etc etc etc…and so do lots
> of the ‘trendy’ local (non-USA-chain) cafes,
Heh, last time I stayed in Madrid I could not find any free wifi near where I stayed. No trendy
places, I guess. No McDonalds there that I could find. Another chain that has Wifi (I have not
tested it) is VIP (cafe, “restaurante” and shop, open till 3 AM). There is also wifi on some
(many? all?) underground stations.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
