wireless (free or otherwise) in S'port?

Morpheus · 11-14-2007, 09:41 PM

It's scary how many open wireless networks there are in neighborhoods. I have a dell axim pocket PC and if I leave the wireless antenna on I am bombarded with available networks as I cruise through my neighborhood.

rhertz · 11-14-2007, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheus

It's scary how many open wireless networks there are in neighborhoods. I have a dell axim pocket PC and if I leave the wireless antenna on I am bombarded with available networks as I cruise through my neighborhood.

Downtown, I can see about 12 AP's and roughly half are not locked down. I really don't care if someone got free access off my AP (if I had DHCP running to serve them an IP) but I won't use any network I'm not authorized to use. Technically that's illegal even if harmless.

j.nc · 11-15-2007, 12:08 AM

Thanks Joe.
('course, when I meant free I meant like "offered" not "pirated"

so hopes there's a coffee shop or something to connect at no charge).

joepole · 11-15-2007, 12:17 AM

>Cell Phone carriers offer a "3G" service called EVDO which is high speed Internet over their cell phone network. ATT, Verizon, Nextel, Alltel have it.

AT&T uses HSDPA/UMTS, not EVDO. EVDO is used on CDMA networks like Verizon.

That's a lot of acronyms.

j.nc · 11-15-2007, 12:20 AM

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11-14-2007, 09:41 PM	#1
Morpheus Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 499 Rep Power: 246	It's scary how many open wireless networks there are in neighborhoods. I have a dell axim pocket PC and if I leave the wireless antenna on I am bombarded with available networks as I cruise through my neighborhood.

11-15-2007, 12:08 AM	#3
j.nc Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 161 Rep Power: 232	Thanks Joe. ('course, when I meant free I meant like "offered" not "pirated" so hopes there's a coffee shop or something to connect at no charge).

11-15-2007, 12:17 AM	#4
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	>Cell Phone carriers offer a "3G" service called EVDO which is high speed Internet over their cell phone network. ATT, Verizon, Nextel, Alltel have it. AT&T uses HSDPA/UMTS, not EVDO. EVDO is used on CDMA networks like Verizon. That's a lot of acronyms.

11-15-2007, 12:20 AM	#5
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