dariusz grabka » blackberry http://grabka.org/internet sharing is caring. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:25:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Getting lucky with free mobile WiFi http://grabka.org/internet/2009/12/getting-lucky-with-free-mobile-wifi/ http://grabka.org/internet/2009/12/getting-lucky-with-free-mobile-wifi/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:51:59 +0000 dariusz http://grabka.org/internet/?p=352 Like lots of people in tech, I have a Blackberry with WiFi.  Regardless of how good Rogers has been with their 3G network, WiFi is faster to browse with, and free-er. With that in mind, I’ve added my home and work WiFi networks to my connections (Manage Connections -> Set Up WiFi Network), and just let them connect when I’m in range.

I’ve also added a few SSIDs that are the hallmark of an unsecured network. I don’t put a password or try to hack anything, just hope to occasionally connect to a random unsecured network:

  1. linksys
  2. default
  3. NETGEAR
  4. Belkin54g
  5. Wireless
  6. dd-wrt

I based this list on the most popular SSIDs that wardrivers have found, as well as some local experience.

This has come in useful only once:  in the underground train station in Warsaw, where I had no data but some local restaurant had their WiFi open. :-)

So yeah, enjoy.

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