How To Find Free WiFi Within Seconds

If you’re tired of wasting gas as you drive all around town looking for a free WiFi signal, follow these tips to find it instead:

Find Common Places With Free Wi-Fi

The local airport, mall, hospital, library, grocery store, or hotels can sometimes have unsecured WiFi you can log on to, as can these popular locations:

• Wendy’s
• McDonald’s
• Burger King
• Taco Bell
• Denny’s
• Starbucks or other coffee shops
• Panera
• Dunkin Donuts
• Barnes and Noble
• Best Buy
• Lowe’s

Your mileage may vary depending on your location, but those are your best bets for a no-cost Internet connection.

As a side note, remember that free WiFi doesn’t automatically mean safe surfing. Avoid checking emails or logging into your online bank accounts when using a public WiFi network to keep your data safe.

Turning on your firewall can add a layer of protection, as can turning off public sharing. And if you really want to get protected, download a VPN.

Ask Your Internet Service Provider

Xfinity by Comcast, for example, is a huge company that has free WiFi hotspots scattered all across the country. If you use them for your home Internet service, you can use their hotspots as well.

This option is reserved for people with Internet connections at home who want to enjoy free WiFi on the road. Call your provider to see if they offer this service, or look them up on the Net.

Use Facebook

Do you use the Facebook app on your phone to stay connected to your friends and family via social media? If so, you can use that same app to stay connected via free WiFi in your area.

The app will show you the nearest hotspots you can connect to. Open it and click on the menu. Select the “See more” option and use the “Find WiFi” option to get a map of available hotspots.

Free WiFi Apps

There are tons of apps you can download that specialize in pinpointing hotspots. Even better, some will give you the actual passwords to the networks so you can connect with ease.

Here are some of the best free WiFi apps you can try:

1. Free WiFi Internet Finder

You don’t need to be tech-savvy to use this app, which makes it great for beginners.

The app will show you a list of unsecured networks you can join, as well as their signal strength. To keep your frustration at a minimum, it will even monitor network speed to help determine if your connection is stable enough for use.

2. Free WiFi App

You can use this app across the globe to find hotspots on the go. It even has offline maps which come in handy when you have no connection.

With over 120 million hotspots listed in 150 countries, you’ll never wander in your search for free WiFi again.

3. Free WiFi Passwords & Hotspots by Instabridge

The millions of users of this app share WiFi passwords so you can connect without cost. There are currently over four million hotspots you can take advantage of as soon as you download it.