wifi for a stranded brit

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

a friend of mine from london is temporarily stranded in boston on account of the volcano (she was trying to get home from a work trip in indiana, and the plane turned around because it couldn't land in dublin) and she has to get online to do some work while she's here. in the interests of her not having to hang out in my house all week, where can she go that's got free/low cost wifi where she can sit for a couple of hours without being hassled? i already mentioned the diesel and the blue shirt cafe and starbucks - i think she's going to the diesel today - and she'll be reimbursed so she doesn't mind having to pay for it. it has to be walking distance or accessible by public transportation, but she's not confined to greater davis square.

help?

(i'm not sure how to tag this. i went with "wifi".)

Comments

[naufiel.livejournal.com]

I used to love the Diesel for this, but they do make you pay for their wifi.

If there are any Panera's around or T-accessible, they're all free wifi for as long as you like.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Not only does Diesel make you pay for wifi, but it's as noisy as a nightclub. I left there with my head throbbing from the blasting Scandinavian death metal and the people having to shout over it, and this was at 1:00 PM on a Sunday afternoon. That was my first and only attempt to do actual work there (usually I only go in for take-out coffee or socializing), but that experience repulsed me enough that I'll never try to get work done there again. I'll try Panera, as you suggest.

[ron_newman]

The only Panera near here is in Arlington Heights, at the end of the #77 (Mass. Ave.) bus line.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

There's also one in the Gateway shopping plaza, accessible by a short (if unpleasant) walk from the Wellington T stop.