Whether you communicate with a smart phone that uses Wi-Fi or a laptop computer, the new Easter Egg Hunt is free wireless. Most hotels charge between $10 and $15 a day for wireless access. Expensive to send e-mails home saying what a great time you’re having (illustrated with photos), update your Facebook account and send a few tweets.

Vancouver has easily-accessible and free wi-fi.  Three coffee chains provide free wireless in Vancouver. Blenz and Waves chains  provide hassle-free wireless to customers. Starbucks also provides 2 hours of free wireless but you need to sign up for an account. I found their procedure overly complex and I’ve been successful only twice using the free Starbucks service. I’ve created a Google map to locate Blenz and Waves coffee shops in the lower mainland. Blenz map is here and Waves map is here. Some of the coffee shops have passwords installed, just ask the staff.

Bonnie Sainsbury a Social Media Strategist and Principal in Duet Media. She regularly uses free wireless in Blenz Coffee Shops to communicate to the world on her iPod Touch and Wind netbook.