IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
I'll use my MiFiI'm typing this as I enjoy dinner at Panera Bread using my MacBook Pro. I have an evening to kill while mom and grandma are shopping at the Holyoke Mall a few miles up the road so I might as well grab a dinner and enjoy a soda and work on my MacBook Pro. Internet on the MacBook Pro provided by Verizon Wireless through my MiFi. My favorite meal at Panera is the You Pick 2 with a ceasar salad and italian combo but since I have been battling acid reflux I go for the smoked turkey (easier on the stomach) |
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Why not use Panera's free WiFi? Other than the fact that free restaurant WiFi is almost without fail excruciatingly slow, the Panera near me in Austin being no exception?
I have three carriers of connectivity that I can tether (all of the big four except AT&T) but I'll still try to use restaurant/coffee shop WiFi when available, especially if my Low-cap Verizon iPad is the only thing with a 4G connection available at that spot. |
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djdanskaRudie32 Premium Member join:2001-04-21 San Diego, CA |
djdanska
Premium Member
2013-Jul-31 7:17 pm
said by iansltx:Why not use Panera's free WiFi? Other than the fact that free restaurant WiFi is almost without fail excruciatingly slow, the Panera near me in Austin being no exception?
I have three carriers of connectivity that I can tether (all of the big four except AT&T) but I'll still try to use restaurant/coffee shop WiFi when available, especially if my Low-cap Verizon iPad is the only thing with a 4G connection available at that spot. If it's set like the Panera's i go to, the parental filter is set to nazi mode. Not worth it. |
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to iansltx
If he used the Wifi at Panara or any where else, he couldn't give VZ any free marketing. |
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iansltx
Member
2013-Jul-31 10:39 pm
Meh, whatever.
Posted from my computer, tethered to my VZW iPad, because five bars of LTE works better than the backup ISP that's backing the hotel WiFi here. I'd tether to my TMo-powered Nexus 4, but they have a single T1 powering an HSPA+ site. And my Sprint GSIII flickers between a weak Sprint signal and roaming on EvDO on VZW in the hotel. So along I go, paying $15/GB for data...but at least it's fast and reliable. |
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djdanskaRudie32 Premium Member join:2001-04-21 San Diego, CA |
djdanska
Premium Member
2013-Aug-1 1:19 am
said by iansltx:Meh, whatever.
Posted from my computer, tethered to my VZW iPad, because five bars of LTE works better than the backup ISP that's backing the hotel WiFi here. I'd tether to my TMo-powered Nexus 4, but they have a single T1 powering an HSPA+ site. And my Sprint GSIII flickers between a weak Sprint signal and roaming on EvDO on VZW in the hotel. So along I go, paying $15/GB for data...but at least it's fast and reliable. I actually do keep a verizon mifi on hand if needed, using prepaid. So, i get what your saying. |
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to iansltx
I didn't say anything about you giving free marketing to Verizon. You should re-read that. |
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Irony. I posted with it. |
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