Best Free WiFi Hotspots in Dayton, Ohio

We're out with our clients all the time and having a fast reliable internet connection is important for a social business meeting. So we decided to check and report as we go to these different venues. Hope it helps!

To present consistent information, we use www.speedtest.net to check the wi-fi speed after we login to the venue's hotspot. We'll post the results directly from that test.

Barnes & Noble - Dayton Mall - 4-7 Mbps

in Dayton Mall Miamisburg Barnes And Noble

Barnes and Noble is usually a good place to camp out with your laptop. It's quiet for the most part. People treat it like a library atmosphere although a little more noise tolerant. I'm not a big fan of this place for any kind of business meeting. Hotspot access and wifi speed is no problem at Barnes and Noble near the Dayton Mall but don't get caught without a full charge on your device.

There is a single outlet in the cafe' that people fight over! The tables near the outlet are suited to a single person with a laptop. If you need to spread out, there are bigger tables but no outlet access. The network is ATT Wifi and the signal is good but as far as meeting people here for collaboration using a PC, you might want to try the nearby Starbucks (a few more outlets) or McDonalds down the street (faster access and more outlets).

Update:

Visited on a fairly busy Saturday. No outlets available! Outlet campers hoarding the outlets even though one is not even using the outlet. She off browsing the store and left all her stuff at the table next to the outlet. I really want to move it all.

All that, and 20% battery power! Plus you have to play 20 questions when you buy a cup of coffee. Does that bug anyone else? Do you want whip cream? Do you want a muffin? Are you a Barnes and Noble member? Do you want that for here or to go? (order to-go - same cup no tax). And to add insult to injury, web speed was slower today...not bad but not great. OK. Why did I come here? Oh yeah...back to reading the magazines: Stuff, T3 and some PC mags you don't really care about.

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