hot spots in the U.S.

[Chris Volpe]

>  It makes me wonder though if there are (wifi) hotspots in
> the long beach area? and if so where...anyone know of a site listing 
> known
> hotspots in the US?... this would be even better...enjoying a coffee
> (hopefully in the sun) and taking a digicam picture of it to send to
> friends/co-workers back in the UK...

There are several directories of wifi hotspots online you might try, 
regional and national Here's one that's nationwide:

http://www.80211hotspots.com/

And just because it's interesting, check out this map of access points 
in New York City!

http://publicinternetproject.org/research/research_sum.html

(the online directory for NYC at 
http://www.nodedb.com/unitedstates/ny/newyork/? is awesome - gives 
detailed maps for each node. But when I went there with my iBook, I 
didn't even need to use it, the nodes were so plentiful where I was. 
AirPort rules)