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I had a date with a woman who wi-fi's. I have been looking at wi-fi cards for my desktop computer, but...
...what I really want is a laptop, soz I can tap into "hotspots" while I am out in the field. I can sit at a coffee house on a half hour break or so (in the middle of running errands), look at women and do internet stuff.
VillageIdiot
07.14.04, 4:43 PM
We have a wireless network in the house for various stuff.
It sucks. :) I much much much prefer cables.
I've wardrived a few times and there's a few spots downtown (the few I'm aware of) that are/were easily crackable networks for, you know, stuff.
I have a wireless network in my folks house. It works pretty well.
My work is a "hotspot". I could see it being convenient for time between classes and stuff.
Wir-Click-Wir
07.15.04, 6:53 AM
Originally posted by G6add9
I had a date with a woman who wi-fi's.
I didn't know what wi-fi meant prior to reading beyond this point, so at first, I thought this was new guy lingo for "dating a woman who gives blowjobs."
No disrespect, G6add9...just the first thought that came into my head. :p
Does your girlfriend give good wi-fi?
Ignore me, I'm drunk. ;)
flipperbaby
07.15.04, 8:33 PM
Originally posted by Wir-Click-Wir
I didn't know what wi-fi meant prior to reading beyond this point, so at first, I thought this was new guy lingo for "dating a woman who gives blowjobs."
No disrespect, G6add9...just the first thought that came into my head. :p
Does your girlfriend give good wi-fi?
Ignore me, I'm drunk. ;)
thats what i thaught it was too! what is wi-fi?
Yeah, I have a wi-fi rig in my apartment - ironic, isn't it, because there's nowhere in my studio apartment a 25 foot cable wouldn't reach.
Except maybe the bathroom. But I personally don't post to GG while I'm on the can.
doingtheunstuck
07.16.04, 10:35 AM
Originally posted by ikkyu2
Yeah, I have a wi-fi rig in my apartment - ironic, isn't it, because there's nowhere in my studio apartment a 25 foot cable wouldn't reach.
Except maybe the bathroom. But I personally don't post to GG while I'm on the can.
man, what is the point of wifi if you aren't going to post on GG while taking a ****? what are you.. a prude? :D
mikematyus
07.16.04, 11:05 AM
it was the coolest thing, we brought our laptop to NYC over spring break, and we could connect to idiot people's WiFi access points for free because they didn't change the default settings, so we could chill in the hotel room and surf the web!
Originally posted by doingtheunstuck
man, what is the point of wifi if you aren't going to post on GG while taking a ****? what are you.. a prude? :D
Nah - I save that special time for actually playing the guitar..
fiveways
07.16.04, 5:58 PM
Originally posted by heroin
I've wardrived a few times and there's a few spots downtown (the few I'm aware of) that are/were easily crackable networks for, you know, stuff.
They are about to make a entire school a wireless network here.
I CANNOT ****ING WAIT. I will be ion the front lawn the MOMENT it goes live just to see how far I can get:)
flipperbaby
07.16.04, 6:00 PM
Originally posted by fiveways
They are about to make a entire school a wireless network here.
I CANNOT ****ING WAIT. I will be ion the front lawn the MOMENT it goes live just to see how far I can get:)
no one answered my question but i understand now..i wi-fi whenever im not home:)
VillageIdiot
07.16.04, 9:26 PM
Wireless networks- boring.
Unencrypted Wireless networks- fun!
Telstar
07.17.04, 10:38 AM
I have my choice of about 8 different wireless networks at various locations I may be, and they are always changing! it's nuts. NYC is just one big hot spot at this point and I don't think anyone really cares about security. Real hackers have no interest in an easy lay anyway.
Originally posted by Wir-Click-Wir
I didn't know what wi-fi meant prior to reading beyond this point, so at first, I thought this was new guy lingo for "a woman who gives blowjobs."
No disrespect, G6add9...just the first thought that came into my head. :p
Does your girlfriend give good wi-fi?
Ignore me, I'm drunk. ;) hee hee :p ;)
Originally posted by flipperbaby
no one answered my question but i understand now..i wi-fi whenever im not home:) see, wi fi is a wireless way to get online. Wi fi means you use a wi-fi card that fits into your computers PCI slot.
Then you hook up a little antennae to your wi-fi card and it uses cellular or mobile frequencies to tap into a server so you can get on to the world wide web. Think of it as a mobile phone that you use to get online with, rather than place a cell call with.
so I wanna get a desktop Wireless USB device so I can temporarily get free internet from neighborhood hotspots until I start my new job in April.
Is this what I should get: Netgear WG111T 108Mbps Wireless-G USB Adapter (http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4300195?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG)
here is the detailed description: http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4300195#detailed
Is that all I will need for my desktop computer?
joeinthebox1980
03.18.05, 8:36 PM
Originally posted by VillageIdiot
We have a wireless network in the house for various stuff.
It sucks. :) I much much much prefer cables.
+1
my wireless network at my house is TERRIBLE.
my computer actually freezes up while using the internet because of the Wi-Fi.
i prefer cables as well.
joeinthebox1980
03.18.05, 8:37 PM
Originally posted by G6add9
Is this what I should get: Netgear WG111T 108Mbps Wireless-G USB Adapter (http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4300195?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG)
Is that all I will need for my desktop computer?
i use that thing.
installation is relatively easy ... and it's pretty nice when it works.
see my post above! :)
Welladjusted
03.18.05, 10:11 PM
my next laptop will be wi-fi. my new apartment is fully wireless, so i'm getting a USB wireless dealie soon, and then a new lappy. either an iBook or a dell
well, I've been WiFi-ing now for about 2 months. I bought this little do-hickey:
NETGEAR WG311 54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=305296&pfp=SEARCH).
It's very handy!
yaledelay
03.21.06, 5:58 PM
they will be soon making all of milwaukee WI-Fi... seems pretty cool to me...
dearly missed
03.21.06, 7:53 PM
I can get a wireless signal pretty much anywhere on campus. Its really nice.
Originally posted by yaledelay
they will be soon making all of milwaukee WI-Fi... seems pretty cool to me... today I was watching CNBC and learned this:
Google Inc. has offered to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet access at no cost to the city (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/01/MNGG9F16KG1.DTL)...The proposal raises speculation that Google intends to create a free national Wi-Fi network, a business in which the company has limited experience. If so, it could pose a serious challenge to existing Internet service providers such as SBC-Yahoo, Earthlink, Comcast and America Online, which charge subscriptions for wire connections - SF Chronicle
Earthlink is going after Philadelphia too:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/05/BUG3AF2GJ41.DTL
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