travelbug22

Can anyone tell me if there are any hot spots in Las Vegas where you can connect to free Wifi for the general public? (on the strip - near Cesar's Palace area)

Thanks!

lvk

check www.jiwire.com. The advanced search option lets you search for free hot spots within a certain radius of your known location. Most hotel lobbies have free wi-fi, I believe.

travelbug22

Ours doesn't (have to purchase it). Have a young girl who wants to stay connected during the trip and bringing a laptop. I'll check out the site - thanks!

doug_stallings

Lots of Wi-Fi in Las Vegas, but almost all is not free.

There are some free-standing Starbucks in LV, and they offer free Wi-Fi to some people (iphone users, for example, though only on an iphone). There may be others.

I would wager than independent coffee shops and stores are the most likely places. Few of those on the Strip. Perhaps there's someplace at Fashion Show Mall; it's less likely at the Forum Shops or the mall at the Venetian.

lvk

Okay, I was curious, so I checked jiwire. It appears the closest free hotspot is the Apple Store in Caesar's. After that it is across the street at Harrah's or the Flamingo.

sf7307

At all Starbuck's, you can get "free" WiFi by adding $5.00 to a Starbucks gift card.

sf7307

Correction, you have to have $5.00 on the card -- if you already do, then you don't have to add any.

socialworker

Right, if you have a Starbucks card that has money on it, then wi-fi is free. So just buy one and put some money on it before you go on your trip, OR.....

After all is said and done, it may be just as convenient for you to pay the daily access fee in your hotel, rather than having to go out pounding the pavement looking for free-standing Starbucks stores, as I am not sure that the free wi-fi would apply in a hotel lobby-based Starbucks......