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Date:  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:06:03 -0400
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From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] WiFinding

By now, I would have figured that there would be a number of directories 
like this, some of which would run from CD or hard drive in a browser. 
There are a few which are multiplatform (see 
http://www.jiwire.com/hotspot-locator-laptop.htm and 
http://www.riverwalkmobile.com/directory.htm as examples). The neat 
thing about the cellular solution is that as you physically approach a 
hotspot, you're alerted. It's like wardriving with your phone.

I notice that one of the other "requirements" for wi-fihotspotlist.com's 
implementation is IE 5 or above. If this is so, then Odin probably 
wouldn't cut it, though as you point out, Stan, SVista or VPC should do 
the trick.

It would be nice if WiFi411.com would "can" their directory for offline 
use, in some database format (Approach would be nice, but MySQL - the 
database engine they're using - could be implemented, as well, with a 
php frontend). [OT] BTW, it's possible to build standalone php apps with 
GTK. If only our GTK implementation on OS/2 was more robust (I think the 
closest thing we have is EverBlue). [/OT]

On 09/18/2004 11:44 am, Stanley Sidlov thus wrote :

>On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:15:02 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
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>>Here's a new twist on what's becoming an "age-old" problem: finding the 
>>nearest hotspot. Check out this solution using cell phones: 
>>http://wifinetnews.com/archives/004142.html.
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>how about:http://www.wi-fihotspotlist.com/application.html  It's win95+ but it should work with sVista or other emulators. Might even work under odin.
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