Over the holidays this year I’m in Niagara staying at my parents’ place. Used to working at the Red Brick Cafe in Guelph, I was worried heading back to an area without a focus on tech would mean staying in the basement to do work. I searched for a few hours online and talked to some folks to figure out where the wireless hotspots in Welland are.
I couldn’t find much.
So, I figured I would list wireless hotspots I had found in the area to let those who come after me to know where they can get some work done in a comfortable environment.
The List So Far
Cafe on Main
Where: 91 East Main Street.
Hours: Mon-Fri – 8am to 5pm, Sat – 9am to 3pm, Sun – Closed.
The best cafe experience in Welland, bar none. Take the #9 or #10 bus to the downtown terminal and walk a block toward the historic bridge. Located directly across from the courthouse, it offers a quiet and comfortable atmosphere and includes a fireplace. If you’re in the area and are looking for a place to get a good latte, this is it!
Seaway Mall Food Court
Where: 800 Niagara St., Welland, Ontario, Canada (view map)
Hours: Mon-Fri – 10am to 9pm, Sat – 9:30am to 5:30pm, Sun – 12pm to 5pm
Seaway Mall’s food court has several wireless hotspots and some work better than others. I had great experience with SSID SeawayMallA but almost none with SSID SeawayMallE.
Cafe Mochaccino in Seaway Mall
Where: 800 Niagara St., Welland, Ontario, Canada (view map)
Hours: Mon-Fri – 10am to 9pm, Sat – 9:30am to 5:30pm, Sun – 12pm to 5pm
Great (and inexpensive!) cappuccino but no in-house wireless. Using Seaway Mall’s wireless required me to sit at one of their tables just outside of the cafe.
That’s it, for now. Expect this post to grow as time goes on and more wireless hotspots are discovered. And, by all means, if you find your own wireless hotspots in Welland please list them in the comments!
My new promoting style…going and looking at peoples blogs, who have pictures in it :)
I can see that you take nice photos and add them to your blog for others to see. I started a website called Theme hunt (www.themehunt.ca).P.S, this is not a virus. My name is Annika Gofton and I live in Guelph. Every week there will be a different theme word. Then you can make a separate entry to your blog: „Themehunt – dogs“ (this weeks theme is dogs). And then you can copy your entrys URL to my site. That is how other people can see what photos did you find and people can comment. I am trying to create a little friendly community of people who take part of theme hunt every week and give/take feedback-comments. Hope you want to join. Check the site for rules…and there are already 3 added links for this weeks theme – Dog(s).
M.T. Bellies has wireless access as well.
http://www.mtbellies.com/
Good to know. Thanks for the heads-up, Courtney!
Great post, very handy for a Wellander like me. Did not know about the cafe on East Main and I only live 5 min away. I’ll definitely be making some use of that!
I have made good use of the hotspot at the Seaway Mall, and have also hopped on the one at MT Bellies.
I’ve also heard the whole town has free WiFi for any Cogeco members, you have to have an account to log in but I’ve never even seen their SSID show up in my list so it may not be broadcasted.