One of the great things about the iPhone is that can connect to wifi networks. This was generally unheard of on cells phones until recently. The iPhone is the leader in cell phones that can connect to wifi. The iPhone’s ease of use with safari and other applications make the wifi ability really stand out.
One of the problems of currently not having an adequate data plan on my iPhone is that I have to use wifi more. Now using wifi isn’t the problem, just finding free wifi seems to be the problem. In all Starbucks locations they have hotspots. One problem, they aren’t free. They aren’t even reasonably priced. I’m not going to pay 10 bucks to connect to a wifi network for an hour. I’m also not going to pay 25 bucks a month to get hotspot access all the time because I’m not usually at a hotspot.
One of the funniest things is finding peoples private wifi networks which are open. Come on, who doesn’t encrypt their home wifi or business network? It’s actually surprising that there are tons of open networks everywhere. I can’t believe people actually leave them open but I’m not complaining. At my work, I can get free wifi in a few of the corners. I have to be close to the window but at least I can connect and use the internet. I usually only have 1 wifi bar but it still works. There is about 1 out of 10 wifi networks that are open. I’m sure if you just walk down the street you will find them everywhere. Take advantage of it!
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7 Responses to “The joy of free wifi”
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1. Anonymous Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 11:39 pmI use wifi all the time and really get a kick out of some of the names of the networks… some of my favorites are:
1 dont even f@*king think about it
2 my dog’s dink is pink
3 you’re pretty when I’m drunklol
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2. ruffdeezy Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 11:31 amNice, I haven’t seen any funny ones myself.
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3. Vivian.Wang Says:
December 8th, 2008 at 10:47 pmAlso in China, they free wifi areas can find at a lot of places. We can use our own produced wifi voip phone in any free wireless environment without any problem. We really like the benefit of wifi–Low calling fee.
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4. Lee Says:
December 9th, 2008 at 6:05 pmBlenz coffee offers free wifi too!! Much better than Starbucks! Plus Blenz is Canadian! Should support local business!
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5. dave Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 10:39 pmYou will want to check out the App WiFinder, then.
I also have trouble finding WiFi, and one frustration is all the ‘open’ wifi that actually require some kind of ‘code’ to get past the first-page-redirection.
WiFinder, scans these and rule-out the ‘not-so-free’ sites for you.
- I, too, am too cheap to pay for data. I have a $20 plan (250 min, free weekends and eves, voicemail, and callerID. Why would I want to pay $30 for data?)
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6. blah Says:
December 27th, 2008 at 6:54 pmWhat about at home? i guess u dont get billed for using your own wifi at home riiiighttt???
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7. j-dog Says:
January 1st, 2009 at 2:41 pmis it true that if i can get onto a wi-fi network that is open that it will not cost me anything to go on it?
and is it free for me to use my wi-fi at home and at my friends house?
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