Wireless Internet Access?

[OK]

My family is spending 8 days in Grayton Beach and we are in great need of a place to go in the area that has wireless Internet access. Any suggestions? I called the local Starbucks and they said it was available for $3/hour. I had assumed there would be several places where it would be free or is this the norm? Thanks.

[bamabeachbum]

Here is a link to the Wi-Fi spots in FLA, hope this helps.

http://www.jiwire.com/browse-hotspot-united-states-us-florida-fl-10.htm

[TreeFrog]

There are a lot of free access points up and down 30A. There have been several threads on the forum on wireless access. Do a search on "internet" or "wireless" and you should find the old threads.

A few that come to mind...

Beach Java in Seagrove
Courtyard Wine& Cheese in Rosemary
Fonville Press in Alys Beach

If you're don't mind wardriving, a lot of rental houses have unsecured wireless routers. You may even pick one up from where you stay in Grayton. I get as many as 4 from my house near Eastern Lake.

[Smiling JOe]

For free internet wi-fi in Grayton, run up the street to Hibiscus Cafe and Guest House. :wub::wub::wub:

[BeachSteelers]

Modica and the book store in seaside got free access also. :clap_1:

[Beach Runner]

Or just rent our beach house. We have wireless high-speed Internet, a heated pool, an adjacent hot tub that's warm enough for New Year's Eve, and it's south of 30-A.

[Smiling JOe]

Or just rent our beach house. We have wireless high-speed Internet, a heated pool, an adjacent hot tub that's warm enough for New Year's Eve, and it's south of 30-A.I think you missed the Grayton part. ;-)

[Beach Runner]

I think you missed the Grayton part. ;-)
OOPS! :oops: Drive-by posting.

[Oldtimer]

Or just rent our beach house. We have wireless high-speed Internet, a heated pool, an adjacent hot tub that's warm enough for New Year's Eve, and it's south of 30-A.


We don't have the heated pool or adjacent hot tub, but you can park in the "lot" at the PINK house at Grayton and use our wireless connection. Just don't leave your car and go to the Red Bar for dinner! :rolling: :funn:

[Paula]

How about Lucille's Gossip Parlor in Gulf Place near Amore? Get pizza after you check your email. Does anyone on this board know if Lucille's has wireless access or just a few computers with internet for people to use.

Also, you can contact Web30 and they'll hook up your computer for about $20 and you just use your phone line. Not as fast, but more convenient and it has alway been plenty fast enough for me. We get a looooong phone cord and then I can use the computer on the porch if I have to use the Internet while there. This is the latest information that I have -- does anyone know if they're still there (I couldn't find them easily on the Internet). They are in a small strip mall in Seagrove, on the left if you are driving from Grayton Beach, next to a green building (Beach Rentals of South Walton).

Web30A.com
Full Service ISP
5399 E. C-30A, Suite 9
Seagrove Beach, FL 32459
Info@web30a.com
850-231-6966
Fax 850-231-9935
You can use the computers for internet access at the office for a fee (approximately $5.00 hour) or you can have the staff set up your laptop so that you can get access from the cottage for approximately $20-30.

[shakennotstirred]

How about Lucille's Gossip Parlor in Gulf Place near Amore? Get pizza after you check your email. Does anyone on this board know if Lucille's has wireless access or just a few computers with internet for people to use.

Free WiFi according to their website. Also lots of goodies there!

http://www.thegossipparlor.com/default.aspx

[aquaticbiology]

most hi-speed or broadband home internet accounts have a dial-up account for 'secondary access', just in case your hi-speed access goes down - check you hi-speed provider's website or help file - then all you need is a local number where your are staying (provider's website again) and a phone cord - it ain't fast and it makes that memory-stirring noise, but it works, and is free, thus providing the connection for the required routine of early morning coffee for the body, randygoat.com for the news (and daily beer quote), and sowal.com for the soul, as the world wakes up around you

[yippie]

Lucilles Gossip Parlor has it and I believe Fat Daddy's Pizza offers it as well.

[Smiling JOe]

Here is a link to the Wi-Fi spots in FLA, hope this helps.

http://www.jiwire.com/browse-hotspot-united-states-us-florida-fl-10.htm


The link above is mostly crap. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a site which notes all unsecured wi-fi or pay for wi-fi spots. Even the Yahoo site shows more than this one. This one shows only 1 wi-fi spot for Sandestin as the closest and only one.

Ms Lucille's Gossip Parlor does have wi-fi.

[TreeFrog]

This topic comes up regularly.

Kurt, maybe we need to start a "Sticky" thread where everyone can post the free and pay wireless access points they have found on 30A.

[peapod1980]

We don't have the heated pool or adjacent hot tub, but you can park in the "lot" at the PINK house at Grayton and use our wireless connection. Just don't leave your car and go to the Red Bar for dinner! :rolling: :funn:
Grrrrrr...we sat on our porch Friday night and watched so many people act like idiots and park in the pedestrian pathway to the beach, in private parking places in front of homes (Washaway included), you name it, people parked in all kinds of off-limits areas. We yelled at some people, used some creative payback tactics, but we never employed some of the other methods I've heard about. ;-)