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zx6r_rocketboy wrote:
> I'm so fed up with JiWire. If you are too and need to find hotspots
> when you travel I found a much better alternative. Dowza,
> www.dowza.com. I don't work for the company, I just think its so damn
> cool I had to post this. Read on for why JiWire sucks...
>
>
> I'm a US citizen taking a year off to ride through Europe on a CBR600
> I bought in London. I started in December with a laptop and a digital
> camera and essentials. I took along JiWire's hotspot finder so I would
> know where to go to get connected. So far the downloaded version has
> sent me to no less than 20 outdated locations where the hotspot they
> said was free either no longer exists or is no longer free. The online
> version is no better. There are so many places in Europe (I'm in
> Amsterdam now) that have WiFi but don't advertise it. Its not always
> as easy as it is in the US where all you have to do is find a
> Starbucks. JiWire's list of hotspots in Amseterdam is a joke. So far
> only two are still active. To find those locations I had to run
> around to five other places listed in JiWire to find out that the
> service was shutdown or went to a paid service. (Eurospot is a ripoff
> by the way).
>
> Every single hotspot that I've gone to based on a dowza search was
> there as was free like it said! I found the current place I'm in now,
> Cafe Dwaze Zaken, on Dowza.
>
> Anyway... yeah Dowza,  screw JiWire.

Check out this.. Its a small device (fits on a keychain), under $30, won't 
tell if a node is open, but tells you where there is a signal and you can 
look around and ask...

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/CD/article.php/3355021

I gave up on lists (ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS (did I say ALWAYS) outdated).. 
While the WiFI seeker isn't the best (A PDA with WiFi and a sniffer prog 
that connects is way better, but also costs a LOT more), it sure beats the 
heck out of lists... And since you are driving, chances are you will always 
have your keychain (if you lose your keys/keychain, fraid you are up dodo 
creek without a paddle, WiFI is the least of your worries :)