Check the reviews of it, it picks up less than half of the wide open hotspots, and none of the closed ones, like T-Mobile or anything. also, it more frequently thinks garage doors and microwaves are hot spots than the real thing.
The SMART ID one on the other hand actually works. -s
On Dec 4, 2003, at 11:38 AM, Shawn Rogers wrote:
I wish'd I had one when I was in Taiwan and Thailand last month. It
would have been nice to have something small that could tell me if there
was a WIFI network or hotspot around so I could come back to it later.
Beats walking around with my laptop on and open so I could look at the
Netstumbler results while I did my sightseeing.
Shawn Rogers ZyXEL Communications 800-255-4101 x202 NEW ADDRESS 1130 N Miller St Anaheim, CA 92806
Brendon <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:While I appreciate Ronan pointing out the deal, let's face it folks: this is a geek-chic device. If you're going to go a hunting for an open network, you'll probably have your laptop or PDA with you anyway.....
-B
-----Original Message----- From: sean bonner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Dec 4, 2003 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SOCALWUG] Free Kensington WiFi Finder keyfob at PC mall
Let's not forget that this thing BARELY works, and isn't worth the $20 it sells for normally.
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