Free WiFi in the Guatemala City airport, free WiFi everywhere in Antigua.
Never did I have to pay a centavo for access. Usually, there were unprotected networks, tons of them, avaiable for poaching.
It's a come-on used to attract customers to hotels, restaurants and bars. And, it works!
For the price of a wireless router, $50, a small business owner can offer a service that people have come to, not expect, but demand.
One of my pet peeves is being charged for WiFi when I'm stuck in an airport terminal, particularly when my flight is delayed. A great example of a business exploiting a captive population. It really annoys me.
My second pet peeve is the lack of receptacles to plug into to charge my laptop. The ones that are there are typically located in places that force you to sit on the floor. But to charge 2 bucks to use one, like the article says DFW is considering, is just plain evil.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129127/article.html
Free WiFi can be dangerous.