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TWC HotSpotsTWC used to do this in select regions. But they gave up on it after a few areas were lit-up. Mostly was available in Texas from what I read. | |
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Re: TWC HotSpotsPTD does the same but their hotspots are mostly in pennsylvania. | |
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Re: TWC HotSpotsWe'd have citywide wifi now from Buckeye if it wasnt for our damn mayor wanting to sign the deal with MetroFi and then them wanting half of what the build out cost. | |
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dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
Free WiFi is cool!Contrary to what some people have said in the past(No Names), WiFi for free is a good thing. Whether its at a coffee shop, Panera bread, your local Public Library, the local pub/lounge, or where ever - it's great!
Not that I get out much anymore, but it's nice to sit with a laptop and cruise the web when you stop for coffee or commuting or something. Waiting for the next train can get boring as hell! | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Free WiFi sucks!
I have my own mobile service, ATT 3G. No security concerns, no wandering eyes and no needing to buy over priced milk lattes. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!don't have that problem when it comes from the ISP you get it included. | |
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said by ninjatutle:Free WiFi sucks! I have my own mobile service, ATT 3G. No security concerns, no wandering eyes and no needing to buy over priced milk lattes. Yeah but 5G/month cap? I have Verizon EvDO but use free wifi where I can. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Yes 5GB capage thanks to Verizon getting the trend started.
I watch my limit to about 200 MB a day when using, I don't use everyday. I could still surf all I want, watch some youtube and still not hit that cap. I do updates or any big file transfer when I am logged in at home or at the office. | |
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FREE = FREE! I have seen free wireless at 12-14mbps... what's AT&T 3G?
No worries about cutting into that monthly cap. No need for an air card or USB modem.
Knock yerself out! | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Knock yer self out surfing DSLR at 12GBs. Pretty much the same experience I am getting except your pages loaded yesterday while I'm still waiting..... | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!said by ninjatutle:Knock yer self out surfing DSLR at 12GBs. Pretty much the same experience I am getting except your pages loaded yesterday while I'm still waiting..... 12GBs? 12 mbpsSitting at a hotspot, I can download 1-2GB videos and have no worries about some POS 5GB monthly cap. Sit there doing things other than surfing webpages and I could blow through your 5GB without knowing it. No thanks! | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!I'm sure the other patrons albeit it freeloaders, will be happy to know your slowing down everything with your Buffy the Vampire and Battlestar Galatica downloads.. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!said by ninjatutle:I'm sure the other patrons albeit it freeloaders, will be happy to know your slowing down everything with your Buffy the Vampire and Battlestar Galatica downloads.. LOL! Give it up ninja! I suppose you never use or take anything that is offered for free. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!No you give up.
Yes, I have 5GB to burn where ever I chose to. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!You just have to take swings, don't you! I have endless to burn where ever I wish - Bluetooth to my cell! Not cheap, but there's no limit! One would be dumb not to use freely offered *FASTER* WiFi and save on their paid for service. » www.wififreespot.com/ | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Didkins, don't you ever think about anything other than taking movies from somewhere over the web and watching it on yer lil vaio?
People don't need 20gbs at every second of the day. I've been online all morning and only burnt 56mb. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool! STBY | | ONOES!!1 | |
First off, learn to read and spell, ok? My screen name is dadkins and not didkins. Second, if you were to expand your horizons, you would find that free *LEGAL* video is available many places. Also, there are these things called "Rental Sites"! Imagine that, a site where you can rent movies. Amazing, aint it? Third, learn computer terminology and abbreviations. WTF is 20gbs? My Comcast line speed is 17.3mbps(mbps means megabits per second), and I don't need to use it every second of the day. Most people understand that faster means on and off because the download finished in a reasonable time. Finally, don't hate on my VAIOs. They are not little like your netbook, or your monthly cap, or whatever else you have that's little... I have big things. Save your money and maybe some day you can afford a VAIO too! I've been online since 5:30 AM and I'm already at 491MB(MB means Mega-Bytes) Ah, email! It seems that I have a pending download waiting for me - it's a movie! You know movies, right? About to hit my connection for 1.4GB(GB means Giga-Bytes). Is it ok with you if I download my new rental? Learning is fun! | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Free WiFi is cool!.... --- BART signs 2-year deal for Wi-Fi "free Internet access - but with a catch. Access will be cut off after 3 1/2 minutes and the users will have to endure 30 seconds of ads before being able to surf the Internet." » www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/a ··· KD4C.DTLA pilot project testing high-speed Internet access on portions of BART will expand systemwide, allowing people to surf the Web, send e-mail and videoconference when riding the rails or waiting in the stations. | |
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said by dadkins:Contrary to what some people have said in the past(No Names), WiFi for free is a good thing. Whether its at a coffee shop, Panera bread, your local Public Library, the local pub/lounge, or where ever - it's great! There's an auto center here that offers not only wifi, but they have a few laptops for use in the customer waiting area while your car is worked on. They note this in their TV ads. I've often wondered if it draws customers ... -- | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Tom's Tire does that in Toledo. They do the wifi and they advertise it. not sure about the laptops though. | |
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to dadkins
said by dadkins:Contrary to what some people have said in the past(No Names), WiFi for free is a good thing. Whether its at a coffee shop, Panera bread, your local Public Library, the local pub/lounge, or where ever - it's great! Not that I get out much anymore, but it's nice to sit with a laptop and cruise the web when you stop for coffee or commuting or something. Waiting for the next train can get boring as hell! I find the hotspot phenomenon handy at both the dentist's office and also the auto dealership when waiting for car maintenance. | |
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Re: Free WiFi is cool!Absolutely! Waiting in the doctor's office can be a total drag. Cruising websites, watching videos(ONOES!!1), seeing what's new on the software sites, checking news/weather. It seems some people can't grasp the idea of it yet though. Ah well, WE know about it! | |
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2009-Jan-31 10:53 pm
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Okay, how is it (free) Wi-Fi ? It's only free for the people who use Comcast or whatever provider. This was my problem with a certain over priced coffee house chain that advertised free Wi-Fi but you had to be a Verizon mobile(... or was it sprint. I can't remember) customer, or had to pay like 1o cents a minute for Wi-Fi service. So it's technically not free. We have a big city park here that broadcasts A Wi-Fi signal for anyone to use. That's free. | |
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NetNearUComcast uses NetNearU for the backend software:
Key Customers Some of the largest and most successful companies in the world rely on NetNearU and its products to manage their networks. Comcast Corporation MCCS Time Warner Cable Bright House Networks Sprint Nextel EMBARQ and many more...
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When free is really fee. If Comcast restricts access their Wi-Fi Network to existing broadband subscribers the service is not free. It is just another perk to induce potential customers to select Comcast for their ISP. One should ask: Is the included Wi-Fi service advertisement free? How many subscribers on the same account will be allowed to connect to the Comcast Wi-Fi network simultaneously? | |
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Re: When free is really fee.since it sounds like the same thing as cablevisions then anybody with a comcast username and password will be able to log in . | |
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2009-Jan-30 1:58 pm
Same login/password?I guess I would feel a little better if the login/password were different on the road. WiFi is still pretty hackable/sniffable. | |
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2009-Jan-30 2:18 pm
Why didn't Comcast just take over EarthLink's network?Instead they will just pay for their own and raise the cable rates... | |
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Re: Why didn't Comcast just take over EarthLink's network?cause Earthlink doesn't own much of anything. It's mostly leased. They're dial-up numbers; leased, their cable modem network- resold on the Comcast and TWC network.- Very limited in Comcast though.
Earthlink doesnt really do anything but dial-up and DSL which is also resold (plus they'd compete against themselves in areas of DSL). | |
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We will have it when we have it!said by Karl :
We'll have more on Comcast's new Wi-Fi efforts when we have it. Well I should hope so! | |
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802.11yWhen will people learn that wifi isn't meant for a MAN. 100 feet max using any stock laptop. Plus competing with all the other 2.4 interference. Anyone wanting to set up a wifi mesh/gird/wide area coverage should only use » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IE ··· _802.11y and not pollute 2.4 even more. And you wonder why there isn't ubiquitous wifi coverage and cellular standards won. | |
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2009-Jan-30 3:40 pm
Re: 802.11y802.11y are you kidding??????
Let's see....
1.) The standard was just ratified 6 months ago 2.) The frequency is higher so penetration and range will be lower 3.) Show me a laptop or phone with built-in 802.11y 4.) It's a LICENSED spectrum
Nothing to see here, move along.... | |
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Could this be a trial?These towers began to pop up in Boston (Back Bay neighborhood) It is Comcast territory but there are no identification on them of any kind. It is either WiFi or WiMax. | |
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Re: Could this be a trial?hmm the technology comcast and cablevision are using connect up to their network. usually on telephone poles. that i do not think is one because here in cablevision land i havent seen any of cablevisions wifi ap's mounted like that. | |
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Associated PressOh wow, look! The Associated Press is reporting that Comcast is engaging in a trial of Wi-Fi after working in concert with Cablevision! » www.google.com/hostednew ··· 961O8K05Excellent job, AP! | |
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2009-Jan-31 12:56 am
Re: Associated Pressquote: Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator, has set up equipment at about 100 New Jersey Transit commuter rail stations and parking lots.
They are in the Main-Bergen County area, Glen Rock, the Montclair-Boonton area, Morris, Essex, the North Jersey Coast, Pascack Valley, Raritan Valley and along the Northeast Corridor.
All these locations are Trenton or North of Trenton, so nothing in South Jersey. | |
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2009-Jan-31 6:35 am
Monthly capI bet this free wifi will come with Comcasts 250gb monthly cap. | |
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2009-Jan-31 6:54 pm
New Wi-Fi Offered in OregonWi-Fi is what fiber optics was to copper wire, superior. In the next 10 years when wireless services are on par with wired options everything is probably going to be wireless. You won't have to worry about plugging your computer in with the exception of the power source. Having said that, a good wireless technology that recently has emerged known as WiMax is currently being offered in Portland, Oregon. It's offered by a company called Clear . As I said, they only offer the service in Oregon but plan on expanding to other areas soon. If you live around the area you might want to give it a look. | |
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beyond wifi..Cable should move beyond wifi into wireless data/voice. Telcos have a monopoly revenue stream in wireless which should be met with some competition by cable companies. Wifi alone will not be enough to compete with cell phone voice and 3g/lte services. New wireless protocols and hansets must be introduced as an alternative to AT&T, Sprint, Tmobile, and Verizon. | |
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