As a North County San Diego real estate broker, I often carry a laptop when when showing San Diego homes to clients. And so do many of our real estate clients.

These days, we avoid Starbucks because they charge for their wifi service–and instead head to the closest Panera Bread, almost any public library, or other resting points where we can easily hop online.

I believe that someday this will be a useless list, because wifi will be ubiquitous.

But until that day, here’s a starter list of free San Diego hot spots. Some may require that you ask for a password, but won’t require a swipe of your credit card. (Don’t forget, though, that wireless networks are not secure, and be careful of the information you transmit.)

Some local wifi spots in North San Diego County would include:

E Street Cafe, 128 West E Street, Encinitas, (760) 230-2038

Encinitas Chevron - 350 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas (760)942-6802
Grappa, 328 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos (760) 744-0024
Keith’s Automotive Electric - 215 West G Street, Encinitas (760) 436-5400
La Costa Coffee Roasting, 6965 El Camino Real, Carlsbad (760) 230-2038
Moonlight Motors - 215 Melrose Avenue, Encinitas (760) 635-0637

Panera Bread, Carlsbad Forum, 1935 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad (760) 635-0026
The Blue Mug, 122 S. Kalmia, Escondido (760) 796-7540
Vinaka Cafe, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad (760) 720-7890
Von’s Market - 262 N El Camino Real, Carlsbad (760) 942-4044

(There are surely more than these. Please let me know so we can add other San Diego North County hot spots to the list!)

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