Jane, As Ed mentioned previously, you can use your iPhone, works fine. Both AT&T & Verizon sell Mi-Fi's, little black boxes, that connect with the cell towers and allow you to have internet connection via the box....same as you would get with your phone. Depending on which vendor is prominent you can get speeds that are spectacular, for instance when we were in Williamsburg we were in places where the AT&T would get between 20 to 30 meg down and about the same speed up, then in other places we had Verizon do about the same speed, in each case the other unit was almost worthless...that's what I have two for I never know. I even did a large upgrade to software that was several gig using the Mi-Fi, was very quick.
It's peace of mind, and I will use the hotel wifi for junk browsing, I have file sharing turned off and I only use their system for items of little importance, once I need to use items of importance I jump on one or the other Mi-Fi's. John On Nov 10, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jane Blake <[email protected]> wrote: > John, thanks for the input. I'm going to need the hotel info. > > What is your own Mi-Fi? Is that via your cell phone? > > TIA > Jane > > On 11/10/14 7:16 PM, John Robinson wrote: >> We all know this, thought I would send your way. >> >> I have used my own Mi-Fi when I travel, I have never trusted hotel sites >> for safety. >> >> >> Home Depot blames Windows for record hack, rushes out to buy Macs and >> iPhones afterward >> <Mail Attachment.jpeg> >> BGR News >> Chris Smith >> November 10, 2014 >> >> Home Depot has confirmed in recent months that it too has been the victim of >> a complex malware attack, with hackers reportedly stealing more than 56 >> million credit cards and over 53 million emails in a record cyber heist. The >> Wall Street Journal has learned more details about the attack, revealing >> that hackers used a Windows machine as a point of entry, from which they >> were able to spread the malware and collect customer data. Interestingly, >> one of the first moves Home Depot made after learning about the attack was >> to purchase new, secure, MacBooks and iPhones for execs. >> FROM EARLIER: Home Depot confirms 53 million email addresses stolen in >> massive hack >> >> It’s not clear what vulnerability in Windows the hackers exploited, but >> Microsoft patched it after the breach began. However, that was too late to >> stop the Home Depot hackers, who “were able to move throughout Home Depot’s >> systems and over to the company’s point-of-sale systems as if they were Home >> Depot employees with high-level permissions.” >> >> CEOs beware of ‘dark hotel’ hackers >> Arjun Kharpal | >> CNBC.com >> >> COMMENTSJoin the Discussion >> Criminals are using hotel Wi-Fi networks to hack the devices of business >> executives with the hope of gaining access to a company's sensitive >> information, according to a new report. >> >> The so-called "dark hotel" attack tricks hotel Wi-Fi users into downloading >> malicious software that appears to be a legitimate software update, security >> firm Kaspersky Lab said Monday. >> >> >> When a guest downloads the backdoor virus, hackers install an advanced >> key-logging tool, which tracks passwords and other sensitive information, in >> an attempt to gain access to a corporate network. >> >> After the operation, the hackers delete their tools from the hotel network >> making an attack hard to detect in real time. >> >> 'Thousands' of infections >> >> While the exact number of "dark hotel" attacks cannot be ascertained, >> Kaspersky predicted that the number since 2008 could be in the "thousands" >> with "hundreds" of hotels across the world compromised. >> >> Their campaign is relying on a simple technique," he told CNBC. >> >> A number of different hotel chains were vulnerable to the attack, Raiu >> added, suggesting an issue with the Wi-Fi hardware. >> >> "It is definitely not the same chain of hotels. The most promising theory is >> that the hotels are using a specific hardware that has vulnerability," Raiu >> told CNBC. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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