There are indeed "FreePublicWiFi" nodes in some areas like Dupont Circle but it's not very convenient most of the time (signal strength or speed issues). IIRC there's a Commotion mesh around Columbia Heights which should be much faster. Personally, I just use a Mifi and never have any issues.
-----Original Message----- From: Alex Buie <[email protected]> To: Drew Linsalata <[email protected]> Cc: NANOG list <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:12 Subject: Re: CableWiFi SSID in Washington DC? I haven't tried it in DC, but I can confirm that my parents' XFINITY and grandparents' OO logins both work on the CableWiFi SSIDs in San Francisco, and friends in DC with XFINITY say theirs work there. I assume it will also for you. (cf http://www.techspot.com/news/48684-five-us-cable-providers-join-forces-to-offer-50000-wireless-hotspots.html ) -alex On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Drew Linsalata <[email protected]>wrote: > What? Free? Public? How can I NOT connect to that? ;-) > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM, chris <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why don't you try a rogue ad hoc FreePublicWifi ? :) > > > > > > >
