I know, completely non-operational and off topic, but have any of you folks in the DC area seen the CableWiFi SSID around town? Traveling next week and I can't get confirmation nor denial that my Optimum Online account will get me wifi access down there.
Why don't you try a rogue ad hoc FreePublicWifi ? :) On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Drew Linsalata <drew.linsalata@gmail.com>wrote:
I know, completely non-operational and off topic, but have any of you folks in the DC area seen the CableWiFi SSID around town? Traveling next week and I can't get confirmation nor denial that my Optimum Online account will get me wifi access down there.
I haven't tried it in DC, but I can confirm that my parents' XFINITY and grandparents' OO logins both work on the CableWiFi SSIDs in San Francisco, and friends in DC with XFINITY say theirs work there. I assume it will also for you. (cf http://www.techspot.com/news/48684-five-us-cable-providers-join-forces-to-of... ) -alex On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Drew Linsalata <drew.linsalata@gmail.com>wrote:
What? Free? Public? How can I NOT connect to that? ;-)
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM, chris <tknchris@gmail.com> wrote:
Why don't you try a rogue ad hoc FreePublicWifi ? :)
There are indeed "FreePublicWiFi" nodes in some areas like Dupont Circle but it's not very convenient most of the time (signal strength or speed issues). IIRC there's a Commotion mesh around Columbia Heights which should be much faster. Personally, I just use a Mifi and never have any issues. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Buie <alex.buie@frozenfeline.net> To: Drew Linsalata <drew.linsalata@gmail.com> Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:12 Subject: Re: CableWiFi SSID in Washington DC? I haven't tried it in DC, but I can confirm that my parents' XFINITY and grandparents' OO logins both work on the CableWiFi SSIDs in San Francisco, and friends in DC with XFINITY say theirs work there. I assume it will also for you. (cf http://www.techspot.com/news/48684-five-us-cable-providers-join-forces-to-of... ) -alex On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Drew Linsalata <drew.linsalata@gmail.com>wrote:
What? Free? Public? How can I NOT connect to that? ;-)
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM, chris <tknchris@gmail.com> wrote:
Why don't you try a rogue ad hoc FreePublicWifi ? :)
Drew, Optimum's Hotspot locator will show partner hotspots that they have access through. Check out their wifi locator page below to see you will have wifi coverage. http://m.optimumwifi.com/results.php?s=quick&t=washington+dc&local=1&lat=38 .9072309&lon=-77.0364641#pageTop They may also have an iPhone/Android app for locating optimum hotspots similar to Comcast's appsŠ Android version = https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.comcast.hsf iPhone version = https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xfinity-wifi/id549643634?mt=8 Thanks! -chae On 8/25/13 6:18 PM, "Drew Linsalata" <drew.linsalata@gmail.com> wrote:
I know, completely non-operational and off topic, but have any of you folks in the DC area seen the CableWiFi SSID around town? Traveling next week and I can't get confirmation nor denial that my Optimum Online account will get me wifi access down there.
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