when last we saw our hero (Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003), Mike Ellsworth was madly tapping out: > Steve, > > I just returned from Dulles, and, not only do they not have WLANs (despite > having two Starbucks on one concourse), they don't have phones that take > credit cards! I had to use this stupid Windoze-based terminal thingie to > send one measly email, and it cost me $7. > > ORD, however, does have WLANs. It's just that they don't have Internet > access because they are the baggage handling systems. I attached to three > different WLANs on C concourse, but no go for the Net. I wrote about the > experience in a recent edition of my newsletter: yeah, i've attached to those on a few different occaisions. about a year ago i was really excited when i got off the plane immediately associated with a network, got an ip address and couldn't get anywhere. a little digging revealed some bizarro mac addresses and i realized that i was dealing with some baggage system. > > http://www.stratvantage.com/news/031403.htm#3 > > Does anyone know of a comprehensive airport hotspot list? > i haven't run across anything yet. the wayport list is fairly short, the t-mobile list is growing as well but i haven't run across a geektels equivalent for airports yet. { snipped - misc .signatures } > -----Original Message----- > From: tcwug-list-admin at tcwug.org [mailto:tcwug-list-admin at tcwug.org]On > Behalf Of steve ulrich > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:31 PM > To: tcwug-list at tcwug.org > Subject: Re: [TCWUG] No wireless in Dulles?! > > > ahh the travelers dilemma - it's easier to compile a list of airports > which do have it. some airports which you would think *must* have it, > just don't and it's a royal PITA. > > if you're a frequent traveller there are some tools that you should > avail yourself of if you like speedy Internet access. > > http://www.geektools.com/geektels > - their tools are hacks but the hotel list is great > > http://www.wayport.com <- hotels/airports these folks also bought > laptop lane > http://www.tmobile.net <- starbucks > > here's my list of airports that i frequent that have it & those that > don't. if anyone can fill in my *nots* with updates i know i'd really > appreciate it. > > haves nots > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > msp (Qpass) ord > den (at&t) mdw (rumored to now) > aus (wayport) lit > dfw (t-mobile - w/roaming) cdg > sfo (various - patchy) ams > sjc (wayport & admirals club) iad > sea (various) dca > lhr (various) bos > jfk (various) las > lax > rdu > > when last we saw our hero (Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003), > natecars at real-time.com was madly tapping out: > > Geez, I'm shocked.. looks like Dulles doesn't have any 802.11b > > access. I figured since MSP has it, Dulles would *have* to! :) > > > > Ah well.. that's what my cell phone's for. > > > > -- > steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org > PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > http://www.tcwug.org > tcwug-list at tcwug.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.tcwug.org > tcwug-list at tcwug.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list