Wi-Fi

freightdog

Observer
Just bought a NetGear Range Max wireless PC card -

We are headed out Friday for about 9 days on the road - been looking up
wi-fi hotspots and charting them out -

Has anyone used wi-fi - I am a virgin! :elkgrin:
 

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BajaTaco

Swashbuckler
Nope - I am a virg too! LOL

I would really like to get a laptop (don't have one) and do the Wi-Fi on our western states tour when we do it. Good luck with your new toy!
 

Scott Brady

Founder
You are going to love it. With my traveling, I am a WI-FI pro now. Almost every Starbucks has it, though you will pay for it.

I always try to find a locally owned coffee shop. The coffee is usually better, and the the WI-FI is usually free.
 

Scott Brady

Founder
BajaTaco said:
Nope - I am a virg too! LOL

I would really like to get a laptop (don't have one) and do the Wi-Fi on our western states tour when we do it. Good luck with your new toy!

You can take my extra machine...
 

BajaTaco

Swashbuckler
expeditionswest said:
You can take my extra machine...

:ylsmoke: Thanks!
 

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goodtimes

Expedition Poseur
Wifi? Yup.....on it right now. The only problem I have run into so far, is that I cannot *send* E-mail directly from my machine using my comcast e-mail. I can recieve it, but get an error when I try to send it, unless I am on the wireless network I have set up at home. It may have something to do with security settings here at the university.....but is not a big deal, as I can use my UofA webmail service to send E-mail. I may also be able to use Comcast's webmail service to send from my account....but I have never tried. I just wait until I get home, or use my .edu address.

You can also do what Rockcrawler (from 4wdtrips.net) does when he goes to visit his parents back in Wisconsin....just drive around until you find someone with a open network. They are usually not that hard to find from what I hear. This works for quick E-mails, but if you are driving around a neighborhood real slow, the suddenly stop infront of someone's house (when you find a open network), and sit there for a couple hours surfing the net....you might have to explain yourself to a gun-toting homeowner.
 

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BajaTaco

Swashbuckler
:xxrotflma


I guess if you are counting home networks, I do have that on wireless (secured! thank you). But I have not done the mobile Wi-Fi yet.
 

mountainpete

Spamicus Eliminatus
Mobile Wi-Fi is surprisingly easy. First, I'm not an advocate of hopping on someones unsecured connection. It's stupid of them to leave it unsecured, but I personally don't feel it's right to "use" their connection because it's there... but that's just me :shakin: If you pay for the connection, you know it will work and you can often get plans from major providers that will allow you to use a national chain of hotspots.

Now to the fun stuff... Most modern cities are covered with hotspots and the range is usually about 300 + feet from the transmitter. That isn't the best range if you want to stay in your truck. You can go out and buy a stonger antenna, but it's more fun to build one yourself. There are some really cool home brew antennas for Wi-Fi and some actually work really, really well.

Here are two of my favorite cheap homebrew antennas:

Chinese Cookware antenna
Tin Can Antenna (Cantenna for short)

Pete
 

whitethaiger

Adventurer
goodtimes said:
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You can also do what Rockcrawler (from 4wdtrips.net) does when he goes to visit his parents back in Wisconsin....just drive around until you find someone with a open network. They are usually not that hard to find from what I hear. ....

Yeah, they are not hard to find at all: I did a little survey on my street a while back: I found 22 WiFi home networks along half a mile of street with only 8 locked :Wow1:
 

freightdog

Observer
Cool - thanks for all the advice -

Pinon / Navajo Reservation / is all wifi through the school but very secure so I have DSL -

I checked for places in Durango / Cortez / and Chama - where we will be hanging out -

I bought the most powerful card I could find but will create a Cantenna! That is cool!

Thanks all! :cool:
 

Desertdude

Expedition Leader
I am always on wifi somewhere :) As a mac user the antenna in my powerbook will find anything near by and if it is not secure I can access it.

I am in a barne & Noble right this minute using their service :)
 

durango_60

Explorer
You'll find plenty of free connections in Durango, if all else fails feel free to come park in front of my house! :ylsmoke:
 

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