Review: WiFi Seeker / WiFi Spy

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WiFi Seeker Review: Still The Best

WiFi Seeker Review: Still The Best 05/04/2004 03:12 PM
Tom's Networking has a more in-depth review of a PCTEL-branded 'WiFi Seeker' (the same one Glenn Fleishman was so impressed by a couple of weeks ago), confirming that the WiFi Seeker is definitely the most intelligent 802.11b/g detector available, accurately showing signal strength and ignoring WiFi cards set up in...

WiFi Seeker Best So Far

WiFi Seeker Best So Far 04/23/2004 12:18 PM
Glenn Fleishman got a hold of the Chrysalis WiFi Seeker, a keychain-sized sniffer to detect 802.11b/g networks and says it's the best yet:Push the button on the WiFi Seeker and it scans briefly, often under a second, before displaying a signal strength in zero to four LEDs. Keep the button...

WiFi Seeker Nears Shipping Date

WiFi Seeker Nears Shipping Date 06/10/2004 01:22 AM
WiFi Seeker ships June 15, company says : In Thursday's New York Times, I write about the WiFi Seeker, a small Wi-Fi signal sniffer that produced the most page views of any article ever on Wi-Fi Networking News. The company says that they plan to ship the $29.95 device to individual customers starting June 15. If you order at least 250 orders, you can customize the unit with your logo....

Tom's Networking Find WiFi Seeker Meets
Claims

Tom's Networking Find WiFi Seeker Meets
Claims 05/04/2004 05:03 PM
Tim Higgins puts the keychain-sized WiFi Seeker through its paces, likes the results: Tim is a harsher judge of the underlying technology than I am, and more rigorous in his testing. He likes the WiFi Seeker from Chrysalis Development, too, because it intelligently recognizes just access points and provides a good analog of signal strength meters found in Wi-Fi adapter drivers on laptops....

Free open WiFi on Tacoma-Washington
train, courtesy WiFi hacker

Free open WiFi on Tacoma-Washington
train, courtesy WiFi hacker 03/24/2005 08:15 PM
Cory Doctorow: A Seattle wireless hacker rides a commuter train from Tacoma every day with a battery-powered WiFi hotspot in his backpack that's linked up to the Internet with a 14.4 144k wireless modem. Catch his train and get free WiFi on your commute.

The open wireless node can be found in the first car of the last morning train and in Car 403 on the 5:10pm return trip. Use SSID "FreeInternetAccess" or "seattlewireless" to connect - You may have to assign yourself an IP in the range 192.168.0.0/24 and use the Default Gateway 192.168.0.1 as the DHCP is sometimes flakey

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Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas. 08/05/2004 03:39 AM
Los Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Country-wide WiFi review

Country-wide WiFi review 03/19/2003 10:42 PM

I took a bunch of flights a couple weeks back and thought I'd be able to enjoy my downtime between flights catching up on email and reading the web. Since I don't know of any central site that tracks such things (is there a "geek airports" list with availability and price, like the geek hotels site?), here were my findings:

San Francisco (SFO) - New media business capital of the world and no wireless.

Chicago (ORD) - The business capital of the midwest, but not a wireless signal in sight.

Boston (BOS) - Major business city in New England, second only to New York City in the region, but nada on the wireless coverage in the terminals I sat in.

Austin (AUS) - Finally! Wayport access cost $5.95 for 24 hours of connectivity. Two years previous, it was free, but $5.95 ain't bad and I got an hour's use out of it.

Denver (DEN) - AT&T coverage through their "GoPort" service. A 24 hour connection costs $9.99. I had a few hours in Denver so I decide to do it, filling out this signup application, but I get a web server error upon submittal. I checked my credit card and wasn't charged for the $9.99, but I did sit in Denver connection-free due to their app.

It kind of shocks me how few aiports offer wireless access, even though much of airline travel is business related. It's an easy business model too, you just buy a $50/month DSL line and throw some base station hardware up for everyone to use, then start making 5-10 bucks a head, per day from customers. I also saw Microsoft tablet PC kiosks in Denver, as well as a booth hawking Intel's new Centrino product. SFO also had a Centrino display, even though SFO doesn't offer wireless access. It was interesting to see businesses such as Intel and Microsoft understand the value of engaging business travelers, even though the airports themselves do not (I also wondered, now that Google put money into Blogger, would they see value in selling blogs to business travelers in airports and why don't they have kiosks in major hubs too?).

Last year while flying, I found only two other airports offering wifi access: San Jose (SJC) and Dallas (DFW). One other odd finding was paying $5.95 for wireless at one wayport-equipped airport (austin), then having a stopover in Dallas (also covered by wayport) required a separate $5.95 account, even though I was within the 24 hours originally purchased.

As a complete aside, I noticed on my six flights that I was surrounded by giner ale drinkers. Sure, once in a while I run into someone that loves fresh ginger, or I find a non-cola drinker that insists on it, but my rowmates on four of the flights were drinking it. Everyone was asking for it. The staff was running out of it. People were getting testy when they went without it.

The data's a bit of an outlier, and I have the feeling I missed some trendster proclaiming it as the miracle drink du jour. So what's the deal with it? Is it the new Atkin's Brau? The favorite juice for sugarbusters? Did Oprah plug it as one of her favorite products out of the blue?

Review of SanDisk's Compact Flash WiFi
card

Review of SanDisk's Compact Flash WiFi
card 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

PocketPCThoughts review of SanDisk's Compact Flash 802.11b card for adding WiFi to PDAs. Also comes with an adapter so it can be used with laptops.
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WiFi in the UK

WiFi in the UK 08/09/2004 08:02 AM
According to today's Independent (a UK broadsheet) and Intel, only a 1/3 of people living in the United Kingdom know what WiFi is. WiFi, which stands for Wireless Fidelity, allows mobile users to connect their laptops to the internet and other devices without having to use standard hardwire networks.

The survey, conducted recently, found that many people thought that the phrase WiFi was cockney rhyming slang (e.g. Dog and Bone : Phone) for "Wifey". Other people who participated in the survey answered that they thought Wifi was a Japanese island, or an exotic fruit.

Asides from showing a shocking level of IT ignorance in the UK, the results do highlight Intel's attempts to get Britain wirelessly connected. Combined with a motivation for shifting Centrino packages, Intel is really hoping to raise awareness and get people using the wireless hot spots they've been setting up with BT over the last year. Intel and the Wireless industry would love to see the UK brought up to the same level of wireless proliferation as in the USA.

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New: WiFi Spy

New: WiFi Spy 07/16/2004 09:59 AM
For $29.95 you can get a compact wireless network detector.

Wifi-0.01

Wifi-0.01 01/02/2005 05:55 PM

Me and My Wifi

Me and My Wifi 04/13/2004 02:24 PM
My access point is in the house and the home office is a seperate building. Because my PowerBook casing and two solid walls interfere with my signal, I'm developing a weird relationship with my technology. I've tried the Pringles can,...

A little WiFi to go with your Big Mac

A little WiFi to go with your Big Mac 03/13/2003 10:20 AM
In a sign of the times I think McDonald's is going to score a home run in offering 1 hour...

WiFi 4 U

WiFi 4 U 05/11/2004 12:41 AM

WiFi Against Bush

"Inspired by the web site, Bluetooth Users Against Bush, I decided to do the same thing with WiFi.

Here's what you do. Set the name of your wireless access point to 'WiFi Against Bush'. Now, when anyone in your immediate area, such as in your dorm or apartment complex, checks to see what networks are available, they will see your little 'bumper sticker.' It'll piss off Repubs and let other sane folks out there know that they are not alone." [Daily Kos, via Scripting News]

I point this one out to show how creative you can get with naming your library's wireless network. How about "libraries rule," "we answer questions, too", and "fall to your knees and worship a librarian."

Okay, so I'm kidding with that last one, but you get the point.

Wifi-0.01a

Wifi-0.01a 01/02/2005 05:55 PM

Finding WiFi when you need it most

Finding WiFi when you need it most 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
I was in a remote area of New Mexico a few days ago cursing the hotel or company that had...

WiFi Activism

WiFi Activism 05/12/2004 04:07 PM

WiFi Against Bush: Interesting concept.

Set the name of your wireless access point to "WiFi Against Bush". Now, when anyone in your immediate area, such as in your dorm or apartment complex, checks to see what networks are available, they will see your little "bumper sticker." It'll piss off Repubs and let other sane folks out there know that they are not alone.

I'm a "Repub" and I can't say I much care what you call your network.

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Censored WiFi - what's up with that?

Censored WiFi - what's up with that? 07/20/2004 06:07 PM

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Censoring internet access is a great way to to alienate customers and tick off anti-censorship activists. According to a post at the “Boing, Boing Weblog”, a guest at the Hotel Tropicana in San Francisco California found out the hard way that his internet usage was being censored. While most of us find the idea of Hotels censoring the internet a bit silly, the Hotel’s owner apparently has different feelings on the matter….

WiFi On Two Wheels

WiFi On Two Wheels 05/05/2004 01:16 AM

WiFi wars, or can't we all just get
along?

WiFi wars, or can't we all just get
along? 11/18/2003 04:28 PM
WiFi chipset maker Broadcom Corp. accuses a competitor of interfering with the operation of its products.

Semper WiFi

Semper WiFi 08/19/2004 09:45 AM

WiFi Free-For-All

WiFi Free-For-All 02/11/2004 01:23 AM

WiFi Advice

WiFi Advice 08/27/2004 01:54 PM

Over at Technobiblio, Chris has a great post about Improving Wi-Fi's Workability Quotient in Your Library. A must read.

First WiFi MP3 Player

First WiFi MP3 Player 01/22/2004 02:29 AM
TwinCities.com reports on a new MP3 player that adds WiFi (wireless) capabilities, allowing you to transfer songs from your PC via WiFi (802.11)Once a...

More on WiFi as the new Bluetooth

More on WiFi as the new Bluetooth 12/12/2003 01:09 AM
Since it's range is shorter and its speed is slower, one of the main advantages that Bluetooth has over WiFi is that it consumes far...

WiFi desktops

WiFi desktops 03/14/2003 01:38 AM

HP is going to start putting 802.11b into some of its desktop computers, something you usually only see built-into laptops.
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WiFi Works Where GPS Won't

WiFi Works Where GPS Won't 09/09/2004 08:23 PM
Place Lab's free software can triangulate your location within 20 to 30 meters by searching for known WiFI hotspots.

The WiFi In The Sky Announcement That
Isn't

The WiFi In The Sky Announcement That
Isn't 08/23/2004 05:03 AM
Lots of folks seem to be picking up on this Reuters report claiming that iPass and Boeing will soon let you WiFi from the friendly skies. This is something of a non-announcement, really. First, it really only applies to iPass customers, who use their roaming solution. While plenty of companies do work with iPass, it's not directed at individual users. Second, and much more importantly, this only works on the very, very few flights on which Boeing is offering their Connexion service -- which right now is basically a couple of Lufthansa routes.

KDE WiFi Manager

KDE WiFi Manager 03/15/2003 04:03 PM
CVS codebase now links against libiw.so

[f2c] Municipal wifi

[f2c] Municipal wifi 03/31/2005 02:36 PM
(After a morning with no women speakers or questioners, we now have a panel with a woman on it. Yay.) J.H. Snider moderates. [Sketchy coverage follows...] Varinia Robinson is in charge of Philadelphia's municipal wifi project. You have to get your muni wifi in by Jan. 1, 2006, or else you have go to your local provider. This was done to protect "competition." The city thinks it'll cost $10.5M to build it and $1.5M annually to maintain it. It will cover 45 square miles and provide a mnimum of 1mb up and down. It's an ubiquitous indoor network. To break...

Charlottetown Wifi Map

Charlottetown Wifi Map 12/29/2003 11:55 PM
"This map is a few months old but serves as a good starting point. The map shows all open wifi networks. We’ll be working over the next few weeks to bring out updated maps [map has been updated as of May 18,2003]. A few points we should mention: This map is generated by driving about and..." (147 words - posted by dan) 24 replies

Microwaves that won't zap WiFi

Microwaves that won't zap WiFi 12/02/2003 01:22 AM
Have you ever noticed how sometimes turning on a microwave oven will wreak havoc with your WiFi connection? Well, you don't have to choose between downloading porn and making Mac and Cheese anymore, because researchers at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor have figured out a way to make microwaves that don't interfere as much with home wireless networking gear. Read...

WiFi Hotels

WiFi Hotels 01/24/2004 02:49 PM

The news that every Best Western hotels in the US will have free wireless is great to hear. I don't know if they're doing this based on market research, but personally I will be staying at their hotels as much as possible when I travel now. I searched and searched for Southern California hotels that had free wireless and after giving up on a few places that claimed to but didn't, I accidentally found a Holiday Inn in Orange County with multiple default Linksys base stations in the hotel. I've ended up staying there the last four times I went down to see my family, even though it's a pretty shabby hotel and probably overpriced (it's around $70-80 a night).

It's good to see Best Western recognize this, it's not like I want to just camp out online when I travel, but it's nice to catch up with work and personal email when you get to the hotel at night without having to hassle with dialups and outbound call charges. Knowing that every single Best Western will be equipped will make searching for a simple cheap place to sleep much easier in the future.

A wifi hypothetical...

A wifi hypothetical... 03/13/2003 10:16 AM

So here's a hypothetical situation for you. Let's say that there's a Starbucks in the high street. Let's say that this Starbucks runs a wireless network in association with T-mobile. And let's say that they charge for access to this wireless network. Now let's say that above this Starbucks is a flat. And let's say that in that flat is a geek. And let's say that this geek is running his own Wifi node, that he leaves open to the general public and advertises on something like consume.net. So the average customer to Starbucks has two options - the pay-for service supplied by Starbucks or the free one run by the guy upstairs.

Now here's the thing - how long do we think it would be before Starbucks tried to shut him down? Days? Hours? Minutes? And why do I get the feeling that they'd probably be successful in doing so? This seems to be a situation that's likely to crop up in the next six to eight months or so (if it hasn't done so already) so I'm interested - what would the legal implications be?

Wifi-ing the Big Apple

Wifi-ing the Big Apple 06/24/2005 09:58 PM
Andrew Rasiej, running for the obscure post of NYC Public Advocate, has put forward a plan that would connect wireless routers on city lamp posts using the city's dark fiber. The total cost would be less than $10/person (= $80M) and would provide free wifi access in public places; businesses and residents would pay about $20/month for basic high-speed service. Of course, the incumbents, always zealous in their protection of the free market (hah!) are lobbying hard to prevent municipalities from providing this service. [Technorati tags: rasiej wifi]...

WiFi Insecurity

WiFi Insecurity 12/14/2002 02:20 AM
To follow-up on my ReFi'd Zaurus post, I managed to dig my Airport out of storage and moved the Compaq...

18,000 wifi hotspots in NYC

18,000 wifi hotspots in NYC 07/29/2004 08:45 PM
sure, as soon as i leave, the whole island becomes network nirvana

WiFi in Nepal

WiFi in Nepal 05/27/2004 08:03 PM
Yak farmers in the mountains of Nepal are using WiFi to keep in touch with their families thanks to the Nepal Wireless Networking project. [Via /.]

WiFi hotspots not all that hot

WiFi hotspots not all that hot 05/28/2004 06:14 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 28 2004 10:32AM GMT
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