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Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

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Re: Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

#11
In case anyone can't find the Netherlands, I could understand why: http://i.snag.gy/7vbiZ.jpg

This also explains why I'm so frustrated with WiFi abroad: I probably got spoiled here. Here we can find WiFi in the most unlikely of places (e.g. supermarkets, buses); in Germany you can find one in a coffee shop if you're lucky, but that one is probably paid as well, just like all the other ones.

Re: Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

#12

Searching by zip code zooms the map into areas 20-40 miles outside of the actual area code. At least that was my experience with the 2 that I tried.

Try by street; We are using Mapbox's geocoding API so it's a bit inaccurate compared to Google's.

Re: Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

#13
Wrong question.

I don't care where I can find free WiFi. Nowadays, every damn coffee shop, hotel or mall has free Wifi—I care about fast and free WiFi with speedy up- & downloads and low latency. Well executed implementation though.

EDIT: Why the downvote?

Re: Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

#14

Wrong question. I don't care where I can find free WiFi. Nowadays, every damn coffee shop, hotel or mall has free Wifi—I care about fast and free WiFi with speedy up- & downloads and low latency. Well executed implementation though. EDIT: Why the downvote?

Yup, 100% agree. We actually know the speeds of a minority of these APs. We'll be bumping them up in the searches + advertising their speeds soon.

Re: Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

#16

Wrong question. I don't care where I can find free WiFi. Nowadays, every damn coffee shop, hotel or mall has free Wifi—I care about fast and free WiFi with speedy up- & downloads and low latency. Well executed implementation though. EDIT: Why the downvote?

Yup, 100% agree. We actually know the speeds of a minority of these APs. We'll be bumping them up in the searches + advertising their speeds soon.

Sounds great and looking forward!
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