Reading Amy Ruiz’s post in the Portland Mercury blog about the lamentable absence of WiFi access in Tualatin got me thinking: What about PDX?

Well, if you live in Portland you probably remember all the talk about the city turning into one big free WiFi hot spot. But I haven’t heard anything in awhile. Here’s the situation these days:

According to MetroFi, Portland now has more than 550 live outdoor “access points” in more than 25 neighborhoods. And they say they’re growing all the time. I am told, however, that connecting indoors can be dodgy.

Not a problem. Just step into one of the city’s innumerable bars or coffee shops with free WiFi. WiFi PDX can tell you where the closest one is to where you’re standing. Whew.

Cheerio,
Emily