How can I connect to free wifi hotspots with my laptop?
I’m talking about free wireless in cafes, pubs, parks etc. I have tried once and my laptop said it was connected but it wasn’t. Do I need anything other than the password of the internet service?
My laptop is pretty new, it has wireless lan and everything. At home I connect through wireless router.
You should be able to pick up the wireless network in a cafe or place were WiFi is available as long as you have a wireless card installed in your laptop. Check this website for more information.
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Wireless Quality-of-service
Focusing on an important and complicated topic in wireless network design, Wireless Quality of Service: Techniques, Standards, and Applications systematically addresses the quality-of-service (QoS) issues found in many types of popular wireless networks.
In each chapter, the book presents numerous QoS challenges encountered in real-world applications and delineates ways to overcome these obstacles. Some of the challenges explored are performance impairments in WLAN hotspots, video streaming applications, and broadband wireless access. The techniques and mechanisms covered to tackle these problems include medium access and call admission control techniques, a parameter tuning algorithm, the QoS-enabling features of IEEE 802.11e, a Markov chain model, a probe-based distributed admission control mechanism, topology-transparent scheduling protocols, and a novel multicast congestion control mechanism.
Addressing advanced topics and future directions, the expert contributors acknowledge the need for more research to solve several open issues. In the meantime, they offer innovative solutions to solve current QoS problems.
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WiFi hotspot in your Car! AutoNet Mobile explains
We caught up with AutoNet Mobile at the Orange County Auto Show and were impressed with their purpose-built router for mobile internet. With more consistent performance than a WiFi card, it's the perfect tool for cruising Streetfire while on the fly!
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Where can I find free WiFi hotspots in city centre Manchester, UK?
I know about Macdonalds – any other places? Also any in Stockport?
http://www.hotspotlocations.com/
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What is the best way to secure your connection at wifi hotspots?
Areas unsecured such as airports, cafes, hotels, etc.
Possible free VPNs or other security software?
The thing about Wi-fi hotspots is they are for the general population, and therefore encryption keys are usually not used and therefore unsecured.
However, the only real reason to secure any wireless connection is because you don’t want others piggy-backing off your network and taking away from you bandwidth.
Just because you are using a wireless connection does not mean you are fully exposed & an easy target for a hacker.
But word to the wise, most hacking is done through acquiring personal information that most people provide quite easily if asked the right way.
Example: Maybe you have a picture of your dog Ralph as your desktop background picture. Then someone strikes up what seems to be polite conversation while you are checking out your portfolio of recent investments. They may say something like, "what a beautiful dog, what’s his name?"
and of course you say "Ralph." Well now this person may have one of the answers to your secret question you setup incase you forget your password. It’s subtle & sneaky; but you’d be surprise how quickly that can equate to a successful hack.
And please, don’t have your badge from work hanging on your rear-view mirror in your car when your not at work. I see it all the time, and just pray these people don’t work in government or something similar.
Good luck and be safe. 
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Mobile Hotspot App on Verizon Wireless Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus for WiFi Tethering
Mobile HotSpot app on the webOS Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus on Verizon Wireless for internet sharing; can shre connections with laptops or up to five other devices via WiFi
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What are some good wifi hotspots in New York City?
I will be moving to New York by the end of the month and i am curious to popluar places i can go to who offer free wifi. Any ideas?
List of Free WiFi hotspots for New York City from wififreespot.com
New York City/Manhattan/Queens – see Bronx and Brooklyn above
88 Orchard – 88 Orchard St – 212 228 8880
A1 Internet Design – 115 Broadway, 13th Floor – 212-397-7481
Alt.coffee – 139 Avenue A – 212-529-2233
American Trash – 1471 1st Ave – 212 988 9008
Apple Store – Soho – Prince St.
Apple Store – 767 Fifth Ave – 212-336-1440
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar – for customers in second and third floor dining rooms – 205 W 50th St
ARK Communications – 90 Stanton Street – (212) 387-0040
Bar 108 – 108 W Houston St – 212 505 2015
Battery Park – southern tip area
Bean & Bean – 71 Broadway – 212 422 8083
Belcourt – 84 E 4th – 212-979-2034
Best Value Electronics – 4-6 W 14th St – 212 414 9697
Boqueria – 53 W 19th St – 212-255-4160
Bowery Poetry Club – 308 Browery – 212 614 0505
Bryant Park – between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Burger King – 255 W 34th St – 917 351 0500
CBS Mobile Zone – Times Square to Central Park South and from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue
Cafe Andalucia – 533 9th Ave
Cafe Brahma – 2nd Ave, between 9th and 10th
Cafe Mocha – 116 2nd Ave – 212 253 2050
Caffe MED – 1268 2ND Ave – (212) 744-5370
Cake Shop Cafe & Record Store – 152 Ludlow St. btwn Stanton and Rivington St
Chelsea Market – 75 Ninth Avenue, at 16th Street
Chelsea Piers – within Sports Center/probably members only – 23rd St & the Hudson River
Chevys Fresh Mex Restaurant – Battery Park City, 102 North End Avenue – (212) 786-1111
Circa Tabac – 11:30 AM-5PM – 32 Watts Street – (212) 941-1781
Columbia University Campus – 114th-120th St between Broadway and Amsterdam
Cosi – 2186 Broadway – 212 595 5616
Cup of NYC – a list of coffee shops with Free Wi-Fi, with reviews
Cyclo Restaurant – 203 1st Ave – 212-6733957
Digby’s – 52nd and Fifth Avenue
Ditch Plains – 29 Bedford St – 212-633-0202
Downtown Alliance provides free access in City Hall Park, Bowling Green Park, Winter Garden, Stone Street, Vietnam Veteran’s Plaza at 55 Water Street, 1 New York Plaza, Staten Island Ferry Terminal and at South Street Seaport.
Dunkin Donuts – 2nd Avenue between 10th and 11th streets and 10th Ave between 43rd and 44th
Earth Matters – 177 Ludlow – (212) 475-4180
Epistrophy – 200 Mott St – 212 966 0904
Food Emporium – upstairs – 59th Street Bridge
Giana – 1584 First Ave – 212 452 1111
Gizzi’s Coffee – 16 W 8th St – 212-260-9700
Guy and Gallard – 469 7th Ave – 212-695-0006
Happy 16 Diner – 16 Pell St – (212) 962 – 6588
Hip Cup Cafe – Park Row
Housing Works Cafe – 126 Crosby St – 212 334 3324
INI ANI – 105 Stanton St – 212.254.9066
Indian Cafe – 2791 Broadway – 212 749 9200
James Duane Restaurant – 185 Duane St – 866-James Duane
Joe, the art of coffee – 141 Waverley Pl – 212-924 6750 and 9 E 13th St – 212 924 7400 and 405 W 23rd St – 212 206 0669 and Grand Central Terminal/Graybar Passage – 212 661 8580
Kaffe 1668 – 275 Greenwich St – 212 693 3750
Lalita Java Espresso Bar and Coffee Lounge – 210 East Third St. at Ave. B – 212-228-8448
Lenax Terrace bldg 10POC – 3-5 West 122, #4C – 646-326-9450
Les Halles – 411 Park Avenue South
Les Halles – 15 John Street
Lincoln Center Plazas – between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues
Lit Lounge – 5PM-4AM – 93 2nd ave btwn 5th & 6th
Little Owl – 90 Bedford St – 212-741-4695
Madison Square Garden
McNally Jackson Books – 52 Prince St – 212 274 1160
Metropolitan Museum of Art – admission charge to museum, limited access area – 1000 5th Ave – 212-535-7710
NewsCafe on Broadway – 11 Broadway
New York Public Library locations in The Bronx and Manahattan offer "filtered" access
Main branch on 5th Ave at 41st St: WiFi only in Room 108 the Periodical room
openwifiNYC – many listings
Organique – 110 East 23 St – 212-674-2229
Parish & Co Restaurant – 202 Ninth Avenue – 212-414-4988
Penn Station – W 33rd St
Pie by the Pound – 124 4th Ave – 212 475 4977
Pig Heaven Rest. – lunchtime hours – 1540 Second Ave – 212 744 4887
Queens Public Library Branches
Risa Restaurant – 47 East Houston Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets – 212.625.1712
Sacred Chow – 227 Sullivan St – 212 337 0863
Saurin Park Cafe – 301 West 110th Street – 212 – 222-0683
Schiller’s Liquor Bar – 131 Rivington St – 212-260-4555
Sip Bar & Lounge – 998 Amsterdam Ave – 212-316-2747
Society – 2104 Frederick Douglas Blvd – 212 222 3323
Spitzer’s Corner – 101 Rivington St – 212 228 0027
St. Dymphna’s – 118 St. Mark’s Place (btw. 1st + Ave. A) – 212-254-6636
State of Grace Pub – 1074 1st Ave – 212.207.3858
Sunburst Espresso Bar – 206 3rd Ave – (212) 674-1702
Sympathy for the Kettle – 109 St. Marks Place
TechSpace – West Village – 95 Morton Street – Ground Floor – (212)-331-1100
Tekserve – 119 West 23rd Street (b/w 6th & 7th) – 212.929.3645
The Cellar – 325 East 14th Street – 212.477.7747
The Underground Lounge – 955 West End Ave – 212 531 4759
Think Coffee – 248 Mercer Street (between 3rd and 4th Streets) – (212) 228-6226
Times Square area – Yahoo/Times S
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Ok question about wireless internet, what services are best and how do I do it?
My school has free wireless hot spots and this is all nice but it isn’t very fast when I get on it through my laptop. I want something decently fast for when I’m on the go. I have qwest now through our phone services but it is my dad’s and he just shares it with me through his network. So when I leave my house I can’t use it, my question is…what do I do to get wireless internet outside of my house, what service should I purchase, what’s the cheapest and do I need a wireless card if I am sure I have the wireless card built into my computer already. Any help would be great.
I’ll be traveling all over the city with this computer pretty much and if I need to open it up outside of my son’s day care one day I want to be able to do that, so I will need a service with a great distance range.
Hmm go to local starbucks, get T-Mobile hotspot plan (but you don’t have to, you can also buy prepaid as well). Then register, log on and enjoy service
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What are some good nintendo wifi hotspots?
McDonald’s, other Fast food restaurants, and Video game stores offer good wifi spots. Places like Barne’s and Noble and Starbucks have AT&T wifi, which require you to pay for internet usage. Wireless internet routers also work.
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