Free wireless hotspots in and around Montreal

January 21, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under General, Internet around the city, Ongoing Deals

A great way to save a buck or two is to use free hotspots. Many places, like Second Cup, do have wireless hotspots, but they’re a pay-for service. Yesterday, because I had some time to kill before an appointment, I had to pay 6.00 to access the Internet through Second Cup’s arrangement with Rogers.

I’m not complaining, no-one forced me to go online there, but free would have been a lot better.

Here is a first go at a list for Montreal and area free hotspots. If you know of any other freebies, please let us know by leaving a comment and we’ll add it to the list. Some of the information was gathered using MontrealInfo.com, so we haven’t yet verified if all the sites are still offering free access. As always, it’s best to call ahead to see if they still have it and their hours of operation.

The first thing you can do is sign up for the Ile sans fils (Wireless island, is a loose translation). Once you’ve signed up, you have a huge group of wireless areas open to you. The sign-up takes seconds. They want a username, your email address and you enter a password. Seconds later, you get a verification email, click on the link in the email and you’re registered to use the Ile sans fils system.

To see where you can access Ile sans fils area hotspots, you can check out their map or their list.

Others include: