tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post2644281163552371611..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-69232915047303883352009-07-30T14:25:31.617+12:002009-07-30T14:25:31.617+12:00Libraries of course! Many, many New Zealand public...Libraries of course! Many, many New Zealand public libraries provide free wi-fi under the auspices of Aotearoa People's Network. Not only free wi-fi but free access to the internet on PCs for people who do not own a laptop, itouch or other wi-fi device. After the library closes here in Gisborne, NZ, our customers have been know to huddle outside the door - still within the wi-fi range - to continue their important business.Pene Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962311018524397652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-91121395254968528782009-07-30T10:35:41.398+12:002009-07-30T10:35:41.398+12:00You make a good point about hotels charging for th...You make a good point about hotels charging for things like phones. Back in the "good old days" before Telecom charged businesses for local calls it was hard for hotels etc to justify it but they still charged for local phone calls. Copying their overseas parents I suppose. Used to annoy me. Now that it's 4c a minute I suppose they may want to recover those costs.<br /><br />The Hotel So in Christchurch offers free wireless (and charged wired) Internet access. It's in the middle of town and is quite new. The rooms are small, tiny actually, but all one needs for an overnighter. At $70 per night I thought it was great value.Keith Mockettnoreply@blogger.com