I have a Wi-Fi internet access question for Tuesday

YourDirtisMyfood
YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
edited March 2011 in The Porch
I got a dumb question and could use a little help. I'm not a wi-fi guy so this question may seem silly, but I'll ask it anyway. I gotta work on Tuesday with no access to a computer. I'm thinking of lugging in my laptop from home to work in the hopes of getting a connection to get tickets. How hard is it to randomly get a connection at a random place? I see signs all the time about "Wi-fi" available at stores and such....does that mean anyone can log into their computer at that place? I just don't want to bring the equipment in and not have any access.

Thank you much for the help.
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  • Hairy Dane
    Hairy Dane Denmark Posts: 205
    Really depends on if it's an open wi-fi or a closed one. An open one is often a bit sluggish but "free" to log on to, where a closed one requires some sort of log-on code.
    I don't know how it works at your location but where I am located it's often like this:

    Open - turn on your laptop, it tells you there's an open wi-fi and if you want to log on, click connect. These connections are often at public places like libraries and such.*

    Closed - as stated you need to aquire logon codes of sorts. These are often given out at cafés, trainstations and their trains etc. Log on "normally" through an open browser-window (which you must not close during the time you want to be online). So go get a cup of coffee somewhere during a break and ask for internet access.

    * Personally I would be a bit hesitant to order anything online through an open wi-fi connection, but maybe that's just me and my paranoia :geek:

    But scout out your area and see if there shouldn't be an internet café, a library or perhaps even a school of sorts who might grant you internet access.

    PS: Good luck, and if you get tickets enjoy ;) And again this is based on the accessability in Danish standards, but I don't see why it should differ so much.
    Have fun, walk hard and stay alive.
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    Hairy Dane wrote:
    Really depends on if it's an open wi-fi or a closed one. An open one is often a bit sluggish but "free" to log on to, where a closed one requires some sort of log-on code.
    I don't know how it works at your location but where I am located it's often like this:

    Open - turn on your laptop, it tells you there's an open wi-fi and if you want to log on, click connect. These connections are often at public places like libraries and such.*

    Closed - as stated you need to aquire logon codes of sorts. These are often given out at cafés, trainstations and their trains etc. Log on "normally" through an open browser-window (which you must not close during the time you want to be online). So go get a cup of coffee somewhere during a break and ask for internet access.

    * Personally I would be a bit hesitant to order anything online through an open wi-fi connection, but maybe that's just me and my paranoia :geek:

    But scout out your area and see if there shouldn't be an internet café, a library or perhaps even a school of sorts who might grant you internet access.

    PS: Good luck, and if you get tickets enjoy ;) And again this is based on the accessability in Danish standards, but I don't see why it should differ so much.

    okay, thanks for the input Hairy. I will look into it some more.

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