WiFi is fast becoming ubiquitous. Once only found in the home and office, it can now be discovered in the strangest of places. So bizarre are some of the locations, in fact, that you'd be forgiven for assuming you're hallucinating when the unmistakable bars appear on your smartphone.
What's the first thing you do when arriving somewhere at which you'll be spending a degree of time? Call home? Suss out where the nearest post box is? Not any more. Most of us will reach into our pockets or bags, retrieve our smartphone and search for the nearest WiFi hotspot. I can guarantee you'd expect the following places to render it a fruitless search.
Standing a dazzling 12,389 feet tall, Mount Fiji is Japan's highest mountain. Lying 60 miles southwest of Tokyo, it is as remote as they come and sits proudly within the country's three 'Holy Mountains' alongside Mount Haku and Mount Tate.
This colossal, actively volcanic natural beauty is a sight to behold and has been incredibly popular with adventurous mountain climbers for many years. It is also something of a technical marvel, for in 2015, telecom giant NTT Docomo kitted it out with WiFi hotspots. No, really - you can now access the internet on Mount Fiji.
Deep valleys, endless, towering mountain ranges and villages steeped in history, Wales is a simply wonderful place to visit. Unfortunately, so rural is much of the landscape that WiFi and cellular data signals are often hard to come by.
It's encouraging, then, that the Welsh hospitality industry is doing all it can to enable modern holidaymakers, hikers and commuters to stay connected during their travels. Campsites in particular have worked hard to ensure their guests have access to fast WiFi.
Mobile data networks are incredibly convenient, until you jump in a car and begin travelling. How often have you attempted to finish that email while being driven somewhere only to find that you've lost the single you had two minutes ago?
Business folk and tourists in London need worry no longer, as an increasing number of black cabs now feature built-in, always-on WiFi for passengers. It's free, too, with just a 15 second advert the only gateway to 15 minutes of unspoilt internet access.
If you're lucky enough to have access to a boat in which you can spend a significant amount of time, you'll be glad to hear there's no need to leave one of modern life's most important comforts behind.
Brighton Marina is one of many that now offers offers access to WiFi throughout the mooring area for a modest annual fee and more are following suit.
Not to be outdone by its cousin in Japan, Nepal's 29,029ft mountain has also been treated to something of a technological revolution. WiFi originally made an appearance on the world's largest mountain way back in 2010 when the enterprising Nepalese telecom company Ncel made their vision of offering internet connectivity to climbers a reality.
Proving just how tricky such an endeavour is, the signal runs out beyond 17,000ft and at the last base camp before the climb to the summit. Regardless, if you're heading for the climb of a lifetime, it's at least comforting to know you'll be able to live stream parts of your climb to Periscope whilst keeping up-to-date with email!