WiFi

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Chrisgr31

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13,743 posts

262 months

Monday 11th August 2003
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I have read a lot about WiFi and all one needs to do is find a hotspot and you can connect to the internet.

Well I now have a WiFi card for my laptop, but how do I find the Hotspots? Is there a register of WiFi hotspots and the chargese for using them anywhere?

manek

2,977 posts

291 months

chrisgr31

Original Poster:

13,743 posts

262 months

Tuesday 12th August 2003
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manek said:
Try this: www.zdnet.co.uk/news/specials/wifi-hotspots/


Just what the doctor ordered! Mind you has't got the only site I knew about before asking the question, which is Burger King Guildford. Theres sign in the Burger King giving details iof the WiFi provider too, but I can't remember who it is. And I am not driving to Guildford just to find out!

Sparks

1,217 posts

286 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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You need to look up wall (or is that war?) chalking.

These marking give details of 'free' either provided or not secured wifi points

There are often points at airports but they are expensive (Zurich is 7GBP for 2 hours, but flight info is available free).

HTH

Sparks

T4R

461 posts

256 months

Friday 15th August 2003
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BT Openzone charge £12 per month and have a list of all hotspots on their website. It's a 12 month contract and currently the first 6 months is free, which if I recall my O-level maths correctly makes it approximately £6 per month.

Have a look at www.btopenzone.com

It lists their hotspots also.