On 8/11/05, Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last week my family was on vacation in Oregon. We travelled there > (and back) from California via Amtrak's Coast Starlight (late as > usual). While on the train I was able to connect my iBook through my > cell phone (Verizon). Back in the mountains I had no access but > along I-5 in both California and Oregon I was able to connect without > a problem. > > The Phoenix Suites hotel we stayed at in Albany, OR offered free > wireless Internet access which was one reason we stayed there. > Connection was just a matter of saying yes to the OS X.3 prompt when > it asked if I wanted to use the hotel's wireless APs. The hotel is 4 > stories and had (IIRC) 6 APs, the claimed coverage through the hotel, > I had good connections from rooms on two different floors and the > lobby. The system intercepts your web access puts up a web page > detailing terms of service (basically they don't allow file sharing > services) and virus warnings. After that it works normally. My only > complaint is that it puts that page up every couple of hours. And > after it puts up that page you can't back up and get back to the page > you were trying to get to. They only need to do it once. E-mail and > news programs had no problem at all. My daughter had the same > experience using OS X.2.8 on her Wallstreet. I was a bit surprised > as I thought the Source Forge driver took a little more effort to > find an AP. > > From Albany we drove to The Dalles which is about 80 miles east of > Portland along the Columbia River. There we stayed at the Shilo Inn. > It also offered free wireless Internet. Our experience there was the > same including the persistent web page intercept. > > The third place we stayed at was an old dingy motel in Medford > (having found no better place in town with a vacancy). No Internet > and my cell phone was on the Extended Network meaning I could make > voice calls but not data. On the way back to Albany we stopped for > gas and I was able to access a free WiFi AP from the service station. > But I was driving so I couldn't read my mail along the way. > > It's a small sample but the free Internet access worked fine. > > My ISP has dialup access points around California and national dialup > for a $3/mo fee. In the past I have used it but this time I didn't > hoping I could use the hotel wireless access and my cell phone. And > except for one day I was able to. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" >
A few months ago I was at a Motel 6 in Illinois with free wifi and it was a one clicker type of deal too. My PB G4 picked up the signal as soon as I booted it and I never had any PIA pages or terms popping up. That would be annoying but for free (no add-on charges that are not already added-on) you can't complain too much. -- Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
