Free Wifi
I know, pretty disappointing. You search Google for free Wifi in Sydney, and they take you here. And all we do is talk talk.
I want to make it up to you and point you to some decent resources which allow you to find free wireless access points around Sydney.
ICanHazMeraki.net : list of inspired people around Sydney (and Australia) sharing their internet connection, the original Free <your city> Wireless community. Sharing makes you feel all fuzzy and warm inside, really. (There’s more of them, but they haven’t registered on the site)
Unwired’s uConnect service: Unwired, the party who was going to provide Sydney’s free municipal wifi in cooperation with the NSW government, has been busy this year roling out plenty of free wifi hotspots around town. These also cover 10 libraries around town.
If you’re in the Redfern neighborhood, you can get internet access in the NoWorries hotzone around the station. As of this date 447 people did, using 107 gigs. And if you want to get involved, growing the hotzone, get in touch with NoWorries.
The Rocks Hotspot under the sails in Playfair Square, gives you 30 minute blocks to surf the web and check your emails while chilling out in Sydney’s heritage quarter, courtesy of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
If you’re an iiNet customer, you get 100Mb per month free at any Tomizone hotspot around the city. Tomizone is very similar to FON; they allow people to share their internet connection with shared revenue. So if you’re not an iiNet customer, no free ride. Still worth a mention.
CafeScreen is a digital signage network that delivers content and advertising to cafe patrons via wall mounted digital screens and extends the potential conversation with patrons through the provision of free broadband wireless Internet access. They have hotspots through the CBD, Surry Hills and North Sydney.
myKP provides local councils with free internet access. Their current connected communities include Mona Vale Library, Pittwater’s Newport Beach, and Lane Cove Village.