Not Secure
I would not use an open WiFi site for bank transactions. Recently here in Ohio a local tv station did a report on Internet usage at such open sites. They used a program that is available for free on the Internet to capture a users e-mail while they were sitting at another table. They then went over and informed the user what they had done and the person about fell on the floor. They used this example with the users consent on the news.
I would never use an open WiFi site for banking or any other secure transactions. You may want to check with your bank as they may have a branch in TV area. The bank that I have purchased a back in Florida and I can now do my banking at one of the branches. It is a short drive but I feel it is safer than an open WiFi site.
Oh by the way I do have a copy of that program that was used by the tv station and a number of others to monitor network traffic. Network support is my profession.
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