During weekends when you cannot enter the office, or when you are just bored on your office chair and would want to finish some stuff somewhere, there are few places in Brookings, South Dakota where you can spend your hours in, with free internet connection or free Wi-Fi.
On Saturday and Sunday evenings, I spend most of my time in Cottonwood Coffee along Main Ave. It is one of the Wi-Fi hotspots in this "small city". Internet connection is pretty fast although it could get slow at times when students flock the coffee shop and play games on their laptops. Cottonwood Coffee is best for studying, browsing the internet, having conversation with friends and even playing board games (they have a number of free board games for customers).
There are other Wi-Fi hotspots around the town too. You can try try the Brookings Public Library at 515, 3rd Street.
Here is another: Lodge Coffee and Espresso, 503 Main Ave., Sioux River Bicycles and Fitness. I've heard they have free internet too, but the space inside the coffee shop is so small, not so many students visit the place actually.
Wi-Fi hotspot at Safari Lounge? I've been there last night, playing billiards with American friends (oh well, I lost in all 4 games). I haven't tried their connection yet. The place has nice tables and it is quite spacious. But one of the problems you probably would encounter is, at some point in time, drunk men shouting. Safari Lounge is also a drinking bar where bar-hoppers spend time gulping beers and most booze you can think of. It is advisable to go before 6PM when the bar is not yet populated with night-drinkers.
The University Lutheran Center at 1404, 8th St., offers free Wi-Fi too. It is just right across the Catholic church and is open to everyone. You don't have to be a Lutheran to be there. Feel free to stop by.
The most popular among students is the South Dakota State University, Hilton M. Briggs Library along 9th Street. It is open till 12 midnight on regular days. Wireless internet is fast especially if you are a student since you can enlist your laptop to access the university wireless. There are public connections that can be detected too. These are for guests and other visitors of the library.
Most hotels in Brookings have free Wi-Fi: Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Super 8 motel, Fairfield Inn & Suites. I am not sure about Days Inn if it has one.
That's it. Connecting online is not a problem in this small city of Brookings. Wi-Fi is everywhere.
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