tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77213812010-01-30T20:25:25.958-08:00Providing news and information about ISPs, Cellular, Wi-Fi and Satellite of special interest to RVers and the RVing lifestyle.Steven Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633240042848669076noreply@blogger.comBlogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721381.post-24977924674617885392010-01-30T20:23:00.000-08:002010-01-30T20:25:25.971-08:00

You’ll find them in coffee shops, airports (and even airplanes), hotels, libraries, bookstores, and many more locations. WiFi is even available in some campgrounds — you can now check e-mail and weather forecasts from the privacy of your own sleeping bag.These WiFi hotspots allow us to access information, complete work assignments, and stay connected in places other than the home or office. We

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DALLAS, TX -- AT&T's mobile broadband customers are increasingly using the company's Wi-Fi network - the nation's largest - to connect to the Internet for e-mail, searching the Web and downloading music and video. AT&T* today reported that its customers made a record 85.5 million connections to the Internet in 2009 using AT&T's Wi-Fi network, four times the number of Wi-Fi connections made in

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As you probably know, the Internet is a great and wonderful place with all the world's information right at your fingertips. However, the Internet can be a dangerous place as well if you don't keep an eye out. I'm sure you've seen messages like the infamous Nigerian letter, PayPal, and E-Bay and banking scam emails asking for your user name and passwords or you'll be charged/closed/abducted by

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McDonalds, today, began offering free unlimited wi-fi at most of its U.S. restaurants as the company positions itself as a hangout for iPhone and laptop using coffee drinkers.See the McDonalds website for more information.------------Wagan 400-Watt Power Dome EX Jumpstarter with Built-In Air Compressor Power Dome EX is a multi-purpose portable & rechargeable emergency power source. It can be used

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Google is now encrypting all Gmail traffic from its servers to its users in a bid to foil sniffers who sit in cafes, eavesdropping in on traffic passing by, the company announced Wednesday.All Gmail users will now default to using HTTPS, the secure, encrypted method for communicating with a remote server, for their entire e-mail sessions, not just for log-in. Session-long HTTPS has been an

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McDonalds Restaurants had previously announced plans to provide free Wi-Fi at some point in early 2010 but had not given a date.The company recently said free Wi-Fi will be available at about 11,500 out of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants starting on Jan. 15.-----------------------Peak Safety View Back-Up Camera System with 7 Inch Color LCD MonitorHas a 110 degree viewing angle. Objects visible 3 feet

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Networking issues have always been one of the more problematic areas in the tech world because of all the complexity. The introduction and popularity of wireless networking has made it even more problematic.WiFi networks operate in an unregulated frequency range. So at any time a neighbor’s new wireless router, your microwave oven, cordless phones or even “nanny-cams” can cause interference with

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Phone Web browsers and apps can handle many of your on-the-go Internet needs, but sometimes you have to use a laptop. What do you do if no Wi-Fi hotspot is in range? That's when tethering--sharing your smartphone's 3G Internet connection with your laptop via USB or Bluetooth--can be a lifeline to the Internet. However, not all wireless carriers officially support it, and, depending on your mobile

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McDonald's Corp. will soon start offering free wireless Internet access at its U.S. restaurants as part of the fast-food chain's transformation from its hamburger roots into a hang-out destination.Starting in mid-January, McDonald's will lift a $2.95 fee that it had charged customers for two hours of wireless Internet access, available at about 11,000 of its 14,000 domestic locations, McDonald's

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With more and more people and businesses wanting and needing to stay connected, and more and more laptops being sold every day, Verizon Wireless today gave its customers another choice to do just that. Verizon Wireless introduced Verizon Wi-Fi, a way for Mobile Broadband customers to access thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots at no additional charge and to move easily from the nation's most reliable 3G

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Anyone with a laptop knows how convenient wireless internet access can be. Many businesses offer Wi-Fi hotspots and people are happy to use them."It's so easy. I sit in this coffee shop hours and hours and hours a day. It's kind of like my office," explained Wi-Fi user Phillip Carter recently in Raleigh.But, experts say there are dangers to web surfing in Wi-Fi hotspots because wireless

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Photo buffs using Picasa get an early holiday gift — a free 4 GB Eye-Fi Home Video wireless SD card with the purchase of cloud storage space. Google is offering the deal to folks purchasing 200 GB of online storage at a cost of $50. Along with the storage is the Eye-Fi card and one year of geotagged transfers from it — the card is valued at $69.99 while the service is worth another $24.98, so at

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Microsoft may have buried a wireless networking feature in Windows 7 Starter, the edition installed on most netbooks, but it did not actually disable the ad hoc wireless feature, as the firm's marketing materials claim, a noted Windows blogger said.Ad hoc wireless networking, which lets several Windows computers share a single connection, was one of several networking features Microsoft claims

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Google has opened up public access to a new Domain Name System (DNS) service that allows users to look up Internet hosts quickly, accurately and securely.The new service enables users to bypass their own Internet Service Provider's DNS to use Google's performance-optimized name lookup servers. Internet users constantly access DNS in the background every time they enter a URL in their browser,

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Austin, TX and Boise, ID -- TengoInternet, Inc., the oldest and largest Wi-Fi services provider for the outdoor hospitality industry, today announced it has acquired the Nomad ISP outdoor hospitality WiFi network assets of LinOra, Inc. Simultaneously, TengoInternet will enter into a strategic alliance to resell LinOra’s BlueMesh rugged WiFi hardware product lines.For TengoInternet, the

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota's Transportation Department is providing wireless Internet for the public at 14 visitor centers and rest areas along Interstates 29 and 94 and U.S. Highways 2 and 83.Officials say WiFi certified access points are being used. No login name, password or cost is involved.Signs will be posted inside the visitor centers and rest areas where the WiFi is available.---------

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Westport, CT November 20, 2009 -- WiFiRV, a 7-year-old Internet service provider for the RV, campground, and resort industry, has created an innovative way for park owners to generate a new source of revenue by offering wireless WiFi Internet, a standard amenity expected by their patrons. This is a departure from traditional RV park, campground, and resort wireless WiFi Internet options that can

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The recent formal approval of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard marks not the end but the start of a wave of Wi-Fi innovation. In the next three to five years, the Wi-Fi experience will be very different from today.The huge 11n performance jump -- to 300Mbps data rate and roughly 100M to 150Mbps throughput -- will become the basis for unwiring work and life to a much greater extent than ever

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DALLAS, Nov. 9-- AT&T* today announced a new 3G LaptopConnect device from Sierra Wireless, the AT&T USBConnect Lightning, will launch in retail stores, business channels and online nationwide beginning November 22. The Lightning delivers enhanced mobile broadband performance on the nation’s fastest 3G network for quick and easy Internet access while on the go. It will be compatible with AT&T’s

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Verizon Wireless is set to inaugurate tethering on the newly released Motorola Droid phone next year — at a price. Most consumers will have to pay an additional $30 a month to use the feature.“Tethering will not be available at launch, but it is scheduled,” says Brenda Raney, spokesperson for Verizon Wireless.Full Story... -------------Class A Motorhome 12 DVD Bargain BOX SET12 DVD Set INCLUDES

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Undeterred by a recession that has battered the RV industry and its presence in the Inland region, a multimillion-dollar Canadian RV dealer will open its first U.S. dealership in Riverside to be closer to a travel trailer manufacturer that the owner considers his "hidden secret."The dealership, American All-Star RV at 7207 Indiana Ave. off Highway 91 near Madison Street, is vacant now but could

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CNET News - Marguerite ReardonSay what you will about the wireless phone companies, but in a crunch their managed 3G cellular networks get the job done when Wi-Fi connections fail.I was in Chicago at a telecom trade show this week and had to cover a Federal Communications Commission's meeting via Webcast. Ironically, the meeting was focused on the FCC's proposal to draft new regulations to keep

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Going Wi-Fi is about to get a lot easier. For many consumers, setting up an in-home Wi-Fi connection point is something of a hassle. But that's set to change come mid-2010, when a tech upgrade will make it easier for users of consumer electronics to exchange files between electronic gadgets.The Wi-Fi Alliance, a tech industry consortium, said its members will release technology that effectively

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The next-generation MiFi, the Linux-based 2372, will operate in North American GSM/HSPA networks and, like the current model, will feature GPS and a rechargeable battery. It features quadband EDGE operation and triband HSPA operation in the U.S. 850/1,900MHz bands and overseas 2.1GHz band.A 2372 launch announcement by a Canadian carrier is imminent, and Novatel expects to offer the 2372 through a

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Verizon announced today the availability of an Internet security suite designed specifically for Mac users - becoming the first major American Internet service provider to offer such a product over its network.At the same time, Verizon also is making available to Mac broadband consumers a version of its Verizon Online Backup and Sharing (VOBS) designed for Apple's computer operating system."Mac

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