lorick
Lorick Weather Live
Premium
join:2002-01-29
Eau Claire, WI
 ·Charter Pipeline
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to lawilson2
Re: Nice...
Here is the link with locations. The $1.99 price is not listed yet.
»www.sbc.com/gen/general?pid=5949
Here is another "Press Release" also.
»home.businesswire.com/portal/sit···sLang=en
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Mega DETH
It's All About The Ping
join:2003-08-20
Watertown, WI | I live a few blocks from a Hotspot, how close do you have to be to pick up a signal?
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lorick
Lorick Weather Live
Premium
join:2002-01-29
Eau Claire, WI | 150 feet. |
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stunod2002
join:2003-11-07
Carol Stream, IL
| said by lorick  :
150 feet.
If outside I would say more like a couple of hundred feet. At most a full city block..
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lawilson2
Premium
join:2001-04-30
Chicago, IL | reply to lorick
Thanks, there seems to be some nice locations. I hope libraries will be added, as well as other public places. I don't go to coffee shops or the UPS store at this time, but it's nice to have the option for 1.99/month. |
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Mega DETH
It's All About The Ping
join:2003-08-20
Watertown, WI
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to stunod2002
I suppose for the price it would be pretty nice, but with such limited range (or only 1 spot in our town) what's the point of having it.
not being negative, just that I must be uninformed about the whole WiFi craze 
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McWizzard
join:2001-06-01
Plymouth, MI | reply to lawilson2
Their offering must be generating a high volume of traffic to their site - it's almost impossible to pull up information of the current Hot Spots.
Anyone else having the same problem? |
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techwench
I Work For Food
Premium
join:2003-06-26
Sherman, TX | Ditto. Just sits there spinning and trying to connect... |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to lawilson2
Most Public Libraries(at least around here) offer *FREE* Wi-Fi. Like I pointed out several times before, with all the free offerings being offered, these pay sites are going to have to dramatically reduce the $20.00? $30.00? per month/$5.95 per day access fees... So it begins! 
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lawilson2
Premium
join:2001-04-30
Chicago, IL
| I was at a hotel in New Jersey last week, and they wanted $5 for 15 minutes of Internet use. I could have slowly strangled them for even considering that price. Needless to say, I went without Internet that week. |
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IronChefMoto
Premium
join:2001-02-08
Alpharetta, GA
| said by lawilson2 :
I was at a hotel in New Jersey last week, and they wanted $5 for 15 minutes of Internet use. I could have slowly strangled them for even considering that price. Needless to say, I went without Internet that week.
I paid $10 for 24 hours of the slowest broadband I've ever seen (256kbps SHARED w/ the other guests) at a hotel a few months ago. I'll never do THAT again. I'd rather just surf with a modem...oh...wait...the bastards charge for local phone calls now too.
IronChefMorimoto
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amdaz
Premium
join:2000-12-29
San Francisco, CA
·Comcast
| reply to lawilson2
said by lawilson2 :
I was at a hotel in New Jersey last week, and they wanted $5 for 15 minutes of Internet use. I could have slowly strangled them for even considering that price. Needless to say, I went without Internet that week.
Come visit us in SF then
A lot of Hotels here provides Wi-Fi free for guests. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | reply to Mega DETH
go to ebay and search for "wardriving" or "toxic ranch" these have some nice wifi stuff. I have one of the 7dbi antennas with orinoco gold cards. my range is easily a block. could get more if a used that wifi cantenna. |
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Furious bEz
fg-c.com
Premium
join:2003-08-13
Los Angeles, CA | reply to lorick
Yeah, but no software for Macs. I do have a PC Laptop, but rarely used anymore.
All-in all, great offer though. |
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | You don't need the software to use freedom link it just makes it easier to find hotspots from my understanding. |
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DrewCapu
Giant Diehard
join:2001-12-19
California
clubs: | reply to lorick
No charge until April 15, 2005
And for those who aren't reading the links, it'll be free until April 15, 2005. I guess that means that SBC Park will continue to have it at no charge (at least for those who also have DSL) through the first homestand. |
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Furious bEz
fg-c.com
Premium
join:2003-08-13
Los Angeles, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| Exactly!
I called Freedom Link Cust Serv. regarding the slow server for Hotspots. They stated server reconfigs as the cause for redirect errors.
After verifying my SBC Account status, he went on to state that the promotion is FREE to SBC users, otherwise the $1.99 fee will not be available until after April 2005. |
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kmac1
Off in new directions
Premium,VIP
join:2001-06-07
Port Neches, TX
| reply to ossito16
Re: Nice...
That range also depends alot on signal inteferors, so I would say you should have more than a block in "most" open areas with the 7db. I have a 5db hooked up to a 2Wire PC card, which is an Orinoco clone and can easily pick a signal up in the 1/4-1/3 mile range. |
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