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Hautspot, LLC now active on Long Island

by Admin on 06/11/05
Wi-Fi NewsLong Island-based Hautspot, LLC has big plans to bring Wi-Fi to a venue near you.
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Coin Operated Wi-Fi

by Anonymous on 03/23/04
Wi-Fi News'Hotspot access will cost a quarter, please'
Spotted at Techdirt and Daily Wireless: a coin operated wireless access point so you can start charging that neighbor who's piggybacking on your connection. According to Daily Wireless, the 802.11g box features 64/128bit WEP, WPA, MAC filtering, SSID broadcast disable function, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Large blue LCD display with backlight, one external Dipole antenna, 6-coins programmable precision coin validator, WPA PSK/SSID/Password Display Function, and a Web-based Configuration program. More details on the box are available at the Com2000 website.
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[Start-Up Plans to Introduce Alternate Wi-Fi Technology]

by Lewis on 08/18/03
Wi-Fi News [Start-Up Plans to Introduce Alternate Wi-Fi Technology]

When IBM's Token Ring wired topology was king of the hill, ethernet was just another startup idea. In a few short years, the entire market flipped on its head, as ethernet's 10Mbps throughput far surpassed the original 4Mbps standard for TR. By the time TR pushed to a (paultry) 16Mbps, ethernet was approaching 100Mbps. Today, we have gigabit ethernet, and even 100Mbps over coax and gigabit over copper (twisted pair; originally gigabit was only available over fiber optic). This will be interesting to watch!

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Theme Changer Added

by Admin on 08/12/03
Wi-Fi NewsThere's a new theme changer block on the right side of the site. Use this to conveniently audition new themes or to apply a different theme.

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[Wireless Google]

by Lewis on 07/29/03
Wi-Fi News [Wireless Google]

In case you weren't aware, the always-innovative folks at Google have some very nice features available for handheld devices. Check out the link above.

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Fee-based vs For-Free WiFi Access

by Lewis on 07/27/03
Wi-Fi NewsInteresting article over at AlwaysOn.com by Scott Rafer concerning the different hotspot deployment options available now and in the near iuture. While his article is aimed primarily at venture capitalists, I'm wondering how close his observations come to the mark from a user's perspective.

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Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Accountants / Network Consultants
New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com
Team OS/2 / NetWare Users Int'l www.whytheylie.com
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