Ideas	Voting results and bounty paid	Comments

hereabout: in this general vicinity.
Suggested by Troy

vicinity: a surrounding or nearby region.
Suggested by Troy

locus: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).
Suggested by Troy

proximity: the property of being close together.
Suggested by Troy

locale: a place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it.
Suggested by Troy

spot on: locate exactly.
Suggested by Troy

pinpoint: locate exactly.
Suggested by Troy

opposite of what most people think about current WiFi, which makes it cool.
Suggested by Troy

alternative form, same idea.
Suggested by Troy

Hi refers to the social aspect.
Suggested by Troy

alternative spelling and more Web 2.0.
Suggested by Troy

more personal WiFi.
Suggested by Troy

Go with both kinetic energy and the del.icio.us feeling.
Suggested by Brian

People keep moving and they need to find the net wherever they go - on the fly.
Suggested by Brian

What's with all these long explanations? It's whatever's the most catchy.
Suggested by Scott

Like a chant at a rally, or the "Serenity Now" line from Seinfeld. We demand access you give it to us. Imagine the crowd of stampeding activists with banners and bullhorns shouting "Access Now" - then the computer guy steps up and quietly says "here you go" and hands them a laptop already hooked into the net.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "networks" and "Access" ($1.25 bounty each)

hey...that's what it is
Suggested by Diane

Along the same lines as Hello - only in a more nautical strain. Probably not good for the midwestern set.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "Ahoy" and "theres"

I just like the sound of that. We off the beaten path of WiFi, ethernet and etc. In fact, I think the same guys who came up with the term HiFi invented the term WiFi - it was old before it even sarted into use. Go with something completely different...
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "nearby" and "Arrrgh"

Direct thievery of William Gibson's ideas. They did it with the Matrix, why not use it to describe the kind of access that Gibson's been writing about for 25 years? You got a computer, who needs cables or a modem. Just turn it on, connect and surf.
Suggested by John

This is friendly and connotes a connection with others, which is the biggest use of the internet it seems. Exclamation point makes it noticeable and exciting.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "Hello" and "passe"

A little daring, a little dangerous. Discover your own treasure with this WiFi hotspot.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "improved" and "Pirate"

Just that. Connect.
Suggested by John

Sticking with symbolism - what's the symbol for air from "The Fifth Element"? ~ Only multiple lines stacked one above the other - say three or four. In an area with weak service you put one or two. Five is the highest. Add on the "AirFi" and you imply it's free - like air. and like SmiFi it gives you an address to type. I'm liking this...
Suggested by John

Call that credit union in Seattle the invented the Smiley Face. Get them to license it to you for commercial use. You want something new - go wit the non-word program. Think of how ubiquitous you can make something like that. Just add a little something to it - an antenna, "SmiFi", or some other equally recognizable symbol that let's people know they can connect right there.
Suggested by John

Like WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), WiHi is Wireless Hello. It is the instrument or vehicle to use all WiFi and modern technologies connected to this phenomenon.
Suggested by Doyle

Free is nice, but Frii is nice and cool Frii is without boundaries Frii is for Mii
Suggested by Ben

In the history of physics, Ether was the hypothetical substance through which electromagnetic waves travel. The Ether formed stationary frame of reference, which was rigid to electromagnetic waves but completely permeable to matter. Since the web has no physical existence, the term EtherLife seems appropriate.
Suggested by Nancy

Its not wi fi - nor we fi. It's mine and only mine.
Suggested by Karen

self explanatory, no? WiFi + Free = WiFree!
Suggested by Lynn

I like the word TAG. Used in iTune Tagging... tagging your location, playing tag with friends.
Suggested by chad

We all know what a HotSpot is... Link spot is where you connect to the location and all the cool stuff there.
Suggested by chad