6 invaluable tips on connecting to free Wi-Fi at the airport

The airport is definitely not the best place on earth. The food here is a million times more expensive, people are not very welcoming, and after the registration and verification procedures it becomes somehow completely uncomfortable. But viewing a Facebook feed or a couple of dozen pictures on Instagram greatly facilitates the fate of the traveler. But sometimes it seems that getting cheap, reliable Wi-Fi is easier in the Vatican than at the airport.

In general, you should make sure that you will never be stuck in any terminal, looking drearily at the screen of your smartphone. The following 6 tips will help you connect to the Internet at the airport.

Go to Boingo Affiliate Pages to Bypass Paid Access

Airport Wi-Fi systems often have affiliate pages, free sites that you can use to get unlimited Wi-Fi access. If the airport uses the Boingo hot spot, go to the main page> The Good Stuff> click on one of the free pages> open a new tab. Leave the first tab open and go to the content you need.

Trick the network by resetting the time limit settings

Airports know how long they’ve used their Wi-Fi thanks to their Media Access Control (MAC) address — a specific number that identifies your computer or device. Download the Technitium MAC Address Changer for Windows or Linkliar for OS X to change the MAC address. So you trick the network into deciding that you are using another computer.

Enter "? .Jpg" at the end of the URL

This is an old trick, but it still works at some airports. By adding "? .Jpg" at the end of the URL of the site you are trying to access, you can bypass Wi-Fi restrictions. But keep in mind that this only works if the network allows it.

Use the console to bypass paid access.

Sometimes airports prevent you from browsing the web by simply disabling the address bar. If you use Chrome or Firefox, you can try one technical trick to get around this.

Chrome: Click Menu> Other Tools> Developer Tools. You will see a pop-up screen. To enter the site you need, in the search bar enter the following formula> window.location.href = '//www.google.com'.

Firefox: Menu> Tools> Web Console. Click the double blue arrow at the bottom of the screen. Then, to get to the site, do the same as in the case of Chrome.

Find Wi-Fi Passwords in Foursquare Comments

If you run around the airport in the hope of catching a Wi-Fi signal, this will not help if you do not know the password. Fortunately, kind and generous people most likely already posted this information in the comments on Foursquare.

Unwind time on your computer

If all other options do not work, sometimes it helps to just change the time on your gadget. If the airport offers free Wi-Fi for a limited period of time (for example, one hour), you can try changing the time on your device. This is an incredibly easy trick, but sometimes it really works.