AquaSportCalifornia - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California | How, then? So, I just pull out my laptop and sitting there in my taskbar is an unlocked network named "Meraki?"
that seems almost too easy. I"m missing something, right? |
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by AquaSport:So, I just pull out my laptop and sitting there in my taskbar is an unlocked network named "Meraki?" that seems almost too easy. I"m missing something, right? Actually, for years now... lighting up a laptop just about anywhere in S.F. would get you a signal.
Mostly the Cafes, but some other establishments as well.
So, now with this Meraki stuff everywhere, S.F. is lit! 
I had fun one time when I was invited over to TechTV to help out in a "New Forum Layout" that was being planned.
You bet I took my laptop with me.
I stopped for coffee - yep! Wi-Fi.
Walked the City for a few before my appointment, I counted 5(five) unique APs on several blocks - ALL LEGALLY OFFERED!
We will not discuss the open APs I also seen... 
So, now we have Meraki pounding the streets as well? Oh HELL YES!
Even CNET offers free WiFi!
»www.wififreespot.com/ca.html
Scroll down to San Francisco. 
Just a couple.
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 RyanG1Premium
join:2002-02-10
San Antonio, TX | reply to AquaSport
i dont think its named meraki, i think its FreeTheNet, but yea, its that easy. They had the guy that made the devices and company on some show with Leo Laporte a while back and explained how they work and stuff. Interesting concept, but to anyone who buys their devices, when the company goes belly-up so does your network since all the management an live graphs and whatever else it has is run by them and cant be changed unless you modify the firmware.
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to dadkins
I suspect as pay per byte becomes more common, these open AP's will dry up. theres a big apartment complex across from my house that once had 6 open routers, thats down to two now.
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Office Max and Office Depot offer free WiFi as well. |
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