[Rhodes22-list] WiFi Hotspots

[Slim]

Thanks, Brad.  Very practical advice.

Slim

On 9/12/05 4:46 PM, "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> Here is a site you can use for locating hot spots.
> 
> http://intel.jiwire.com/
> 
> There are tons of others, I've found this one to be up
> to date.  MSP has two providers, both fee based.
> However, there are several free providers around the
> city.  Most of the hotels I stay in have both wireless
> and ethernet cable with the standard fee around $10
> per 24 hour period, which is why I use a dial-up ISP
> on the road unless high-speed is free. Given the
> choice between hard-wire and wireless, I always
> hardwire.  Here's why; it is very easy to be in the
> middle of something and temporarily lose your wireless
> connection.  If you are in the middle of a long e-mail
> you lose everything typed.  You can avoid that by
> doing word processing on  MS Word and cut/paste to
> your e-mail program when ready to send.  Every
> building at my company has almost complete WiFi
> coverage, but the connection problem (temporary loss
> of signal) is the same.  I can, and have gotten an
> updated weather report on my laptop sitting in the jet
> on the ramp.  Summary; I like wireless but will take a
> hard-wire connection every time given the choice.  For
> most of what I do on the road - check weather,
> schedule, maintenance history, e-mail, etc., dial-up
> is fast enough.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
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