On 05/04/2005, at 15:42, Claire Hart wrote:
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Lawrence & Sarah Ballew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Short-term ISP, try access-4-free Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:43:10 +0800
My latest PB is the first one with a wireless option. I'm pretty much ignorant about how it works to simply sit outside a library and tap into their network. Don't I need a password and stuff like that in order to get on line?
Lawrence
Lawrence,
Last Christmas eve, we were driving through a small ski town in northern New Mexico, planning to ski Christmas Day. It was late and everything was closed, so it was impossible to ask around to find decently-priced accommodations (the resort wanted $217/night). So, my son on his PC and my other son on my PowerBook looked for a signal as I slowly drove down the main street in that town. About every other business gave off a signal that reached the street, and about every third signal did not require a password. We went to Orbit and found our sleeping accommodations for the night, in another small town 10 miles down the road (paid $45/night). From there, we got MapQuest's help for directions, and took a screen capture of it.
Just click your Airport signal in the menu bar. It will automatically list in black any signal that reaches your computer. Click one to see if it requires a password. If it does, close the window, drive a little further and try again.
From my house, I sometimes have a second signal to show up as available. It requires a password. I have no idea whose it is. Also, my neighbor's signal sometimes shows up if I'm in my front or back yard.
Claire
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