Looks like the free municipal WiFi initiative sweeping the US is set to continue with the announcement that Downtown Pittsburg will be covered with a wireless network to provide free internet access for the city. Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership contracted US Wireless Online to build and administer the network. Starting at 12 noon today (Wednesday September,Continue Reading
I spotted this one on Digg and thought I would share it with you, especially when you are all in such high anticipation of the new Netgear and Linksys WiFi Skype phones. It’s a fairly definitive guide to available WiFi hotspots at airports across the USA. I’m quite impressed with the guide because of theContinue Reading
I have often found myself trying to make a call on my cell phone only to discover that my network provider has yet to cover the area where I am. We all have experienced it, and many office workers who spend most of their 9 – 5 jobs in large office blocks know all aboutContinue Reading
Mobiboo is offering what is being called the first commercial Wi-Fi VoIP service in the UK, via a Wi-Fi service provider called the The Cloud. Subscribers will be able to use The Cloud’s hotspots as well as home Wi-Fi to make VoIP phone calls. The subscription deal includes an UT Starcomm F3000 clamshell VoIP phoneContinue Reading
If you have a Wi-Fi network and are finding either deadspots or not enough range, Wi-Fire is offering a ranger expander. In fact, they’re claiming access from up to a distance of 1000 feet. The device is a small-footprint (3″ x 4″ x 3/8″) external adapter for 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi networks and uses a high-sensitivityContinue Reading