Communications

Internet

Most Downtown hotels have started offering free or fee-based wireless in their rooms and common areas. Call your hotel before arriving to confirm.

There are also a small number of Internet cafés on Newbury Street and scattered Downtown that charge a small fee ($2 and up) depending on minutes of usage. Most Starbucks locations and locally based coffee shops, such as Espresso Royale, have Wi-Fi service.

Contacts

Cybercafes. Cybercafes lists more than 4,200 Internet cafés worldwide. www.cybercafes.com.

Wi-Fi Free Spot. Wi-Fi Free Spot lists hundreds of spots where you can connect to free Wi-Fi around Boston and Massachusetts. www.wififreespot.com/mass.html.