NYC begins converting 7,500 old pay phone booths into Wi-Fi hotspots

Expanding on the pilot Link NYC project that began in 2012, the city will now convert at least 7,500 old play phones into hot spots in order to provide people on the street with superfast, free Wi-Fi service.

Each Wi-Fi hot spot would cover about a 150-foot radius and offer one-gigabit-per-second service.

Although some critics point out that most people already access internet service through their smart phones, the Link NYC plan is geared to those who want to save a litte money on their restrictive data plans and of course, the thousands of tourists that stream through the city everyday.