By now most people who swing around with their laptops or those fine-tuned in IT know about WiFi. Even then there is a good chance that most might not be aware about the WiFi services available in India. Mobile service providers such as Reliance, BSNL, Dishnet, Tata, Airtel, etc. have already targeted corporates & will eventually target the masses. For now though those who are equipped with WiFi devices can make use of the many hotspots available in the metros. While some of them will require subscription there are many free WiFi hotspots. These hotspots mostly comprise of hotels, cafés, and the airport; expect to see the trend to be followed in malls very soon. This is a good plunge for the Indian metros, especially to see people use the service. For more info on WiFi hotspots around in India head over to the following links below.

Jiwire Search
Total Hotspots

These links will list close to 200 free hotspots across the nation. Though its not all you can always expect unlisted branches of cafés mentioned to offer free WiFi. So walk into your nearest café of Barista, Café Coffee Day, Mocha, etc. and enjoy free internet over your WiFi supported device (laptop, mobile, PDA, etc.). Now you can sip on some hot coffee or chill to some ice tea while surfing the web.

For fringsters this is your change to exploit the mobile voip facility to make free mobile calls. All you’d need is a phone with WiFi capabilities and oh ya the obvious fring software loaded.