Wireless Internet at Cafe
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Hi,
I need some advise on wireless internet service using our own laptop at cafes such as coffee bean, starbuck, etc.
Is it free of charge? How do we use it from our laptop? Where is it available? At the airport also? -
bluetooth, wifi, wimax.
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surf on hp using GPRS...avaiilable where u go..one time charge....
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yah yah, btw the coffee there is also FREE as they're having a charity promotion; all things there are FREE~!!Originally posted by sgboy:I need some advise on wireless internet service using our own laptop at cafes such as coffee bean, starbuck, etc.
Is it free of charge? How do we use it from our laptop? Where is it available? At the airport also?
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some places are free...like airport and macdonald...others like burger king need to pay cos they use singtel as ISP...so that means you need to pay and create an acoount to use their internet service...Originally posted by sgboy:Hi,
I need some advise on wireless internet service using our own laptop at cafes such as coffee bean, starbuck, etc.
Is it free of charge? How do we use it from our laptop? Where is it available? At the airport also?
on your laptop...you right click the wireless connection icon on the bottom right of your task bar...view available wireless...den select the network...by right...it will automatically search for u...distribute you an ip...and you can open your browser to surf... -
wimax is wat?Originally posted by alexkusu:bluetooth, wifi, wimax.
elaborate... -
WiMAX, an acronym that stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a certification mark for products that pass conformity and interoperability tests for the IEEE 802.16 standards. IEEE 802.16 is working group number 16 of IEEE 802, specialising in point-to- multipoint broadband wireless access.
Early products are likely to be aimed at network service providers and businesses, not consumers. It has the potential to enable millions more to have wireless Internet connectivity, cheaply and easily. Proponents say that WiMAX wireless coverage will be measured in square kilometers while that of Wi-Fi is measured in square meters. According to WiMAX promoters, each WiMAX node or "base station" would enable high-speed Internet connectivity for homes and businesses in a radius of up to 50 km (31 miles). (It should be noted that these claims, especially that such distances can be achieved without line of sight, represent, at best, a theoretical maximum under ideal circumstances. The technical merit of these claims has yet to be tested in the real world.) These base stations will eventually cover an entire metropolitan area, making that area into a WMAN and allowing true wireless mobility within it, as opposed to hot-spot hopping required by Wi-Fi. Its proponents are hoping that the technology will eventually be used in notebook computers and PDAs. True roaming cell-like wireless broadband, however, will require 802.16e.
The original WiMAX standard, IEEE 802.16, specifies WiMAX in the 10 to 66 GHz range. 802.16a added support for the 2 to 11 GHz range, of which many parts are already unlicensed internationally and only few still require domestic licenses. Most business interest will probably be in the 802.16a standard, as opposed to the higher frequencies. The WiMAX specification improves upon many of the limitations of the Wi-Fi standard by providing increased bandwidth and stronger encryption. It also aims to provide connectivity to network endpoints without direct line of sight in some circumstances. The details of performance under near-line of sight (NLOS) circumstances, are unclear, as they have yet to be demonstrated. It is commonly considered that spectrum under 5-6 GHz is needed to provide reasonable NLOS performance and cost effectiveness for PtM (point to multi-point) deployments. WiMAX makes clever use of multi-path signals but does not defy the laws of physics. -
McDonald's wireless just haf to provide yr name and email can surf alrdy. Wireless in libraries uses Singtel, and u need to pay for it -.-"
This means whether u need to pay for using wireless service depends on which network u are connected to and who the Internet Service Provider is -
Macdonard's wireless is very good. Free. only problem is not power source provided.
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all branches ?Originally posted by diamond008:Macdonard's wireless is very good. Free. only problem is not power source provided. -
Yeap Mac is free,not surw about the rest..
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Only know that Coffee Bean have to pay. Is unlimited access at $10.50 per month. Including Suntec City and the whole of airport. Supported by StarHub.
What are the other places where they have free access to Wireless Internet? -
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