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Peoii
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 572
Location: Post Falls, ID, USA, North America, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
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Mon May 17, 2004 2:16 am |
Well now, what have we this day for you... While assembling my notes for news today, I had a question that I just couldn't get out of my mind. I was wondering what type of hotspots for wireless networking might be available in the area, and after some searching, I actually discovered some that were even mentioned online. Well that got me thinking, if there are some out here in po-dunk Idaho, I wonder what other UO readers might have access to. So the random thought discussion topic for the day is this: Does your local community have any free access wireless hotspots? And if so, do you use them or would you be interested in using them if they were made available? I've always thought it would be really nice to have some in high traffic locations (say perhaps around a mall), but around here they seem to be around the truck stops. But I figure heck, someone who reads this must live in a place with some really good ones. So speak up! Do you read your UO from a strange and bizarre location via a wireless hotspot? We'd love to hear from ya.
Anyway, enough with the rambling, on with the news. |
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Dragon Rage
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Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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Location: Atlanta
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Mon May 17, 2004 6:13 am |
My university (UGA @ Athens) is totally wireless. You can go anywhere in the town and access a T1 wireless network. |
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Raven
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Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Mon May 17, 2004 8:38 am |
man thatd be nice...
i havent done any wordriving lately... i might have to go through the nearby towns and find them...
I know the area around my house is... because i have a wireless lan  and it extends quite a far distance (bout 700 ft radius) thx to my amp  |
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Cheetah
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Mon May 17, 2004 9:55 am |
howmuch is 700 feet?
should it say welP in 'Welp, It's Another Week'?
or well?
if it should be welp, what does that mean? |
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TheSquirrelKing
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Joined: 30 Jun 2003
Posts: 168
Location: Canada, eh!
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Mon May 17, 2004 1:24 pm |
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howmuch is 700 feet?
should it say welP in 'Welp, It's Another Week'?
or well?
if it should be welp, what does that mean? |
he's got a point there Peoii, that is unless you are insulting us all in ye Olde English. |
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Peoii
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 572
Location: Post Falls, ID, USA, North America, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
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Mon May 17, 2004 1:46 pm |
To quote from http://www.slangsite.com/slang/W.html:
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Welp: Well. Not for use when describing your condition.
Example: Welp, I've got to go. |
There, there's your definition Damn nitpicky people. Might as well have been calling you all a bunch of welps (old english version implied this time).
Sheesh. |
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Peoii
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Joined: 19 May 2003
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Location: Post Falls, ID, USA, North America, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
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Mon May 17, 2004 1:58 pm |
As for the actual responses...
700 feet is about 213.36 meter's Cheetah.
Not to bad of a hotspot signal all things considered. The best I've found here is near a truckstop where I could actually see a signal at the hotel across the street. Now that'd be nice, come over, stay at the hotel, mooch free access |
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Cheetah
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Mon May 17, 2004 2:14 pm |
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| 700 feet is about 213.36 meter's Cheetah. |
is ABOUT.. thats more like EXACTLY.. you calculated it to a entimeter correct.. lol.. guess thats the side effect of a being geek
o.. double post.. not good |
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Peoii
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Location: Post Falls, ID, USA, North America, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
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Mon May 17, 2004 3:42 pm |
Eh, to the centimeter is an acceptable level of precision Atleast I didn't go further, that woulda prolly looked bad on me |
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