But that McDonald's option sounds attractive, too. I don't know whether the signal will extend a whole block, though. If you can see a connection on your tablet now, but you just can't connect to it because it doesn't seem strong enough, some sort of antenna might help, I imagine. Maybe someone conversant with hanging out at McDonalds and using Boingo would have some advice -- I only did that once. At worst, you could go to McDonalds on your lunch hour. I suggest you stick to the diet coke, however. You might try walking to McDonalds and periodically trying your tablet to see if access works. You might even ask your network guy about this -- he might have an opinion. But first, try the Boingo connection. You can probably get a 30-day free trial, or at least I got one for my testing.