Tried adding one hotspot and got "Sorry! We didn't manage to get a response from the server".
Show HN: App recommending free Wifi based on hotspot heuristics and crowd-input
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Re: Show HN: App recommending free Wifi based on hotspot heuristics and crowd-input
#42If you are in Europe, take a look at the FON service. [1] [1] http://maps.fon.com/en
+1. Here in Portugal we're covered in FON hotspots, thanks to our biggest ISP including it in their routers. Buying a Fonera router was the best $40 I've ever spent - I know have Wifi on almost every populated street of the country.
Re: Show HN: App recommending free Wifi based on hotspot heuristics and crowd-input
#43Is there a way to try Android beta without going anywhere near Google+? (I'm banned from + for using a pseudonym).
Could you shoot us an email? We can probably send you the APK file: http://opensignal.com/blog/contact/
Thanks. I've got the APK from @milankragujevic, but found that the application itself wants a Google+ login, so I can't participate :(
Re: Show HN: App recommending free Wifi based on hotspot heuristics and crowd-input
#44Out of curiosity, what is your reason for using wifi hotspots in today’s world? Personally, I don’t bother connecting to a wifi network anymore (except when I’m at home or at work) because the mobile network is just so fast and convenient. Even when abroad, I just buy a local SIM card and use that.
Seems like you don't travel to the countries with poor/oversubscribed mobile coverage (i.e: Argentina).
Or to those countries where getting a local SIM can be a real hassle (ie. India)
Re: Show HN: App recommending free Wifi based on hotspot heuristics and crowd-input
#45I'm traveling in Argentina right now, and I downloaded the app before heading out. Then saw this screen: http://i.imgur.com/QvaIf0w.png while trying to use it.
... doesn't this defeat the original purpose of the app?
Re: Show HN: App recommending free Wifi based on hotspot heuristics and crowd-input
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
+1 Seems pointless if it doesn't.
So your phone can't connect to the internet at all without wifi? You should get that checked out.
1. Maybe you've used up all your gigabytes. It happens.
2. Maybe you're a foreigner in the land without a local SIM card. Nobody data roams, except business travellers who don't give a shit about their employer.
3. Maybe your carrier signal is unavailable, or they're experiencing issues on that day; it happens.
4. Maybe you're in a city, like London, which doesn't have carrier signals in the underground/metro/tube.
etc etc