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Hold It Till You Get Home (or Hotel)
Talkback I am not so important I can't wait till I get home, to a WiFi Hot Spot, Internet cafe or even pay the Hotel's expensive but nothing like so bad "all you can eat" WiFi fee. I can but won't use my GPRS connection at UK rates of £1 per MB - which is...
[July 20, 2007, 20:41]
I'm Not Guilty For Other's Crimes
Talkback Ignoring my public WiFi.my Internet link also have private WiFi and ethernet cabling for several computer systems, all used by several people (family & friends). I can't see how I can ever possibly be guilty for any crimes commited by anyone...
[August 24, 2007, 21:46]
Paul Thurrott's Apple TV Review...
Blog Comment Note the Xbox 360 is actually $600 (twice the price of the AppleTV) as the wifi card is yet another $100 to add to the $100 for the 20GB hardrive. And what if you don't need wifi? Microsoft sells over a million copies of windows media center a...
[March 27, 2007, 3:27]
Is It Theft If The Owner Doesn't Mind?
Talkback Should we start a campiagn to get people who can take appropraite precautions and are not concerned by occasioanl use by passers by to leave their WiFi open and indicate its available for access in its name, e.g.
[August 24, 2007, 18:18]
Does O2 Do EDGE?
Talkback So 70% of the UK don't have EDGE -- so can't get e-mail or web browsing on an iPhone without a personal WiFi network -- so would do better with the bottom of the range Nokia (that can get e-mail over the "plain old telephone system").
[September 23, 2007, 18:39]
SightSpeed To Announce Linux Version
Blog Assuming that succeeds, you can then have a really portable video calling system - no more running around looking for an adequate WiFi hotspot. It looks like they are trying to make it as easy as they have already done with WiFi networking.
[September 15, 2008, 18:03]
Symposium Survivor
Blog They always make sure the press has WiFi so they can file their stories. Work out the best areas for WiFi coverage in the exhibition centre. So whether you are headed for JavaOne, IBM’s Rational User Conference, Microsoft’s PDC, Adobe’s MAX or Red...
[March 28, 2008, 11:04]
Windows Wi-Fi Attack Discovered
Talkback This "newly discovered" vulnerability makes matters even worse, as we now discover that the XP client can't tell the difference between a normal access point-to-laptop (infrastructure) WiFi mode and the less commonly used laptop-to-laptop (ad-hoc...
[January 20, 2006, 9:34]
A Good PDA And A Decent Phone But...
Member Review It is fast if WiFi is stable. Wifi connection is not quite stable when used in power conservation mode, otherwise it is stable and fast. Skype: If the WiFi is reliable the sound quality is very good. WiFi: The settings and network selection are not...
[December 20, 2007, 10:44]
Take Note
Blog Your WiFi Keys, the type of encryption and the network's SSID Public WiFi login details, and their support number. Here's a checklist I use to record important data: When something goes wrong and you've lost the password to the miscreant device...
[September 26, 2008, 8:03]
Symposium Survivor
Blog Comment I would also tie this back to point one above, when you are out exploring, find some nearby WiFi access points, so when the network at the conference is down (either because of juvenile activity, or presentations gone wrong.you know where you can...
[March 28, 2008, 11:28]
The Basics Of Wireless Networking
Talkback I have a loptopt Wifi enabled but I do run dialup aol on the laptop, I allso have Ntl broadband I Have purchased a wireless router so I can use the Ntl on the laptop too. Are there any problems that I will incure by letting up this, or can it be...
[August 8, 2006, 16:28]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Talkback The recent article on WiFi just prompted me to inform you of the WiFi experiences I have had over the last year: My Nokia Brick gets WiFi better than a laptop but on my boat (where I wish I could be all nearly the time) in Newcastle upon Tyne, a...
[December 23, 2005, 13:39]
I've Owned Two Other IPaqs This Is Best By Far
Member Review The WiFi is superb for internet browsing; I can lay in bed on a Sunday morning checking out the weather for kitesurfing - if it's rubbish I turn over and go back to sleep. The clarity of the screen on the hx4700 is truly a quantum change in quality...
[November 24, 2005, 9:19]
I've Owned Two Other IPaqs This Is Best By Far
Member Review The WiFi is superb for internet browsing; I can lay in bed on a Sunday morning checking out the weather for kitesurfing - if it's rubbish I turn over and go back to sleep. The clarity of the screen on the hx4700 is truly a quantum change in quality...
[December 1, 2005, 8:22]
WiFi
Talkback I leave my wifi unsecured so others can use it, and I have 'borrowed' other wifi sources on occasions. Did the person who owned the wifi make a complaint?
[August 28, 2007, 12:04]
It Can Do Everything
Member Review In addition, driving around with WiFi on is a very fun passtime, seeing that so many people still leave their w'net unsecured. I can't comment at length, as I have had the product for 2 days, but I would say that it is slill taking up all my time...
[April 28, 2005, 9:05]
Wi-Fi Rollout Completed On East Coast Trains
Talkback I pick GNER over air travel because of the wifi. I can work on the train as if I am at home. The main reason nobody uses laptops on First "Great" Western trains is that they have yet to manage to provide power points, something even Virgin have had...
[October 27, 2006, 23:35]
Red Hat Recommends Windows For Consumers
Talkback I had to to things like compile a kernel to get my WiFi card working, my USB DVD writer writing, my laptop's keyboard coded properly plus many, many other things to coordinate the laptop with my server and my Sony Clie` PDA.
[November 6, 2003, 4:11]
Looks A Good Match For An IPAQ, And A Good Upgrade From A Palm III/V
Member Review I have suffered this problem with an iPAQ 4150, it has WiFi, Bluetooth etc but HP didnt fit the full bluetooth audio drivers so you can't use a mic. Only question, as it does not have a built in Mic, I hope the Bluetooth support has full audio...
[October 26, 2005, 13:15]
