Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
That vacation in the mountains is charming enough until Day 3 without cellphone reception.

So we did some homework for those of you considering excursions into the boonies this summer. We compared the coverage maps of the big four cellphone providers (available on their websites) with the boundaries of five of California's most popular national parks: Joshua Tree, Death Valley, Sequoia, King's Canyon and Yosemite.

Having cellphone coverage could be very helpful when you're lost or wondering whether you really can eat those berries.

Turns out that wireless coverage is spotty in most of California's national parks, but not everyone is similarly afflicted. Climb Yosemite's Half Dome and pull out your BlackBerry to call your mom, and your phone might not work -- even though the hipster in hiking boots next to you is chatting happily on his iPhone.
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The CTR500 is a portable cellular router compatible with many HSPA and EVDO 3G devices. Though similar in size to the PHS300 and slightly larger than the tiny CTR350, the CTR500 actually shares more hardware features with Cradlepoint's "SoHo" router, the MBR1000.

Like the MBR1000, the CTR500 has multiple inputs for cellular devices -- this time around there is an ExpressCard 34mm slot and one USB port. Additional similarities include the four LED lights on the body of the CTR500 that are used to indicate the cellular signal strength of the active data device, as well as an on/off switch for the CTR500's WiFi radio. Internally, the CTR500 also shares the same processor as the MBR1000, making the CTR500 capable of handling more connection streams than either the CTR350 or PHS300.
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Starbucks began offering coffee drinkers a way to get free Wi-Fi access at its shops on Tuesday, but some customers had a hard time cashing in.

That's because some people were unable to access Starbucks' Card Rewards Web site in order to sign up for the program, which offers two hours of free Wi-Fi access per day to participants.
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Some visitors to the site were greeted with a pop-up window stating: "Due to overwhelming interest in Card Rewards we are currently experiencing difficulty accessing Starbucks Card accounts. We are working to fix the problem and ask that you please try again later."
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Caribou Coffee Company Inc. will offer free wireless service, the company said Tuesday.

Caribou said the service will be available to customers in over 80 percent of its stores through a partnership with Atlanta-based Wandering WiFi, a wireless service provider.

Previously, Caribou Coffee had offered customers wireless Internet access under a "free-with-a-minimum-purchase" deal it began in 2006, but the company said it decided to offer the service completely free without any purchase.

Starbucks Corp. announced that it has rolled out a mostly free WiFi service plan of its own, through a deal with AT&T.

Now, Starbucks customers purchase a Starbucks gift card and register it online, after which they can get up to two hours of consecutive Internet access per day.

The card must be used at least once per month with a Starbucks purchase in order to keep it active.
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