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Stuck in an airport with low battery? You need the AirPower Wiki...

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Lau

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The title says is all, really. A good bloke has put together a wiki to locate a power socket in the world's airports.

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Nice.
 
Find a niche and a solution to customers' problem and you have a winner. Unfortunately for me, I don't travel by plane all too often. Twice in the last 5 years. :)
 
Wow... that's an all-around great idea!

Though I agree with one of the comments made on the site. I could imagine this being linked to PDF layouts of each airport with notations as to where the power is. There's so much potential here!

(Though, like spicyapple, I don't fly much.)
 
Interesting concept, I suppose, as long as you've had the foresight to print out the list and bring it with you when you travel. Otherwise, you may be SOL, since getting net access in airports is generally far more difficult (and/or expensive) than locating a power socket.

While I occasionally have to walk around a bit to find them, it's not like they're all the tough to spot.
 
Mmm, agreed, emw. There really should be free wireless networks in airports, I think.

Now another good one is locating power sockets on trains (in standard class). You get the odd cheeky one under some of the tables, presumably for the cleaner's hoover. They have a big sign on them saying "Not for public use", but clearly, that's a lie. :D
 
spicyapple said:
You can use your radar. ;)
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Damn, my secret's out! :D

Lau said:
There really should be free wireless networks in airports, I think.
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I'll start an e-petition and ask people at airports who agree with us to log in and sign it.
 
cslewis said:
I remember seeing ads in O'Hare for wireless internet access...
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Yes, but not for free in most cases, unless in non-United terminals. There are some airports (Harrisburg, for example) that have free access, but it's rare in my experience.

Apparently I don't go to Florida enough. :p
 
Buffalo's got the whole airport wired through ThinWires I think... plus the $tarbuck$ has a T-mo hotspot, which is pointless.
 
I think it sucks how much airports charge for Wifi. Last summer, my flight out of Laguardia got delayed, so I took out my iBook to see if there was free WiFi to keep me occupied. They wanted something like 10 bucks for 24 hours usage. What a ripoff. I decided not to purchase it, and then found something else to do.....watch the cops haul some drunk guys off a plane that just landed :D
 
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