Please note that all the coffee houses will give you a WiFi receipt with User Name and Password that is good for 1 to 2 hours depending on the location. They will happily give this to you after a purchase of anything. Sub-Note: the Bridge Head at Bank and Albert uses an open Wifi that will last you as long as you would like it to.
Ottawa Public Library/Bibliotheque branches offer free Wifi with a free membership card. I.D. plus 5 minutes will get you in to any of the locations.
The Library and Archives of Canada is also a great place to use Free Wifi. Located at 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 CANADA the archives is secure location and a safe place to work on internet related activities while visiting the Nation's Capital. Will take about 15 to 20 minutes to sign in on your first day. This is a better location if you plan to be at your computer for more than an hour.
When you open your browser at the Second Cup, it will automatically be navigated to http://www.secondcup.com/ where you will be asked to log into and Second Cup to your Facebook. This is free but will open you up to some spam. Use at your own Risk.
Yes that's right, StarBucks in Ottawa now offers free Wifi to their costumers. You just need to sign in the same way you would when you are at Second Cup.
Second Cup uses Rogers as their ISP while StarBucks is using Bell for their ISP. On the corner of Slater Street and Metcalfe there is both a Starbucks and a Second Cup, both establishments are within Wifi range of one another. This means that while you are in StarBucks you have the choice of Rogers or Bell as your free Wifi ISP. Personally, I prefer what StarBucks is doing with their login. You only have to click onto a link that asks if you agree with the terms and conditions. Second Cup on the other hand asks you to sign into your Facebook to gain access. I'm not sure what they are doing with the info from my Facebook, but I'm sure it has to do with Marketing. For more on this checkout my Marketing Behaviour Blog.
