http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/ Engadget Comments for StarTech intros Wi-Fi Detective http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/May 26th 2007 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/
As a side note, anyone know how Canadian law views accessing unprotected hotspots?]]>May 26th 2007 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/
for example, you can use it to check if your local mall offers wifi, so you can sit in the parking lot and browse the net LEGALLY, other places like airports, cafes, etc these days offer wifi for free, and you can use this device to find those cafes.

on the other hand, those idiots with wifis set up SHOULD SET UP passwords to begin with. and when you use their conection with out permission, its illegal.]]>Jul 15th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/May 26th 2007 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/
Mark Bowness]]>May 26th 2007 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/It use to be the ratio for secured to open was 1:20 or something close to that. Now its something like 1:5-1:7. I think the word has gotten out.]]>May 26th 2007 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/
Apparently, in the UK it's the same deal as well, because we don't have explicit permission, and The Register covered that particular story.

Personally, I think these products' manufacturers may get a lawsuit on their plates soon, when some dumbass gets caught wifi-jacking and blames the wifi detector for giving them the means to do so. Only in America can a lawsuit like that stand!

(p.s. I mean no offence to normal yanke... er, Americans, but we all know there's some RIGHT plonkers who would sue their own mother for fame & fortune (TM). )]]>May 26th 2007 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/
http://www.zyxel.com/web/product_family_detail.php?PC1indexflag=20040520161256&CategoryGroupNo=ED660056-29A8-4AD6-ADD2-F16AFCA002B6]]>May 26th 2007 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/May 26th 2007 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/26/startech-intros-wi-fi-detective/Waiting patiently for them to be available,
While wondering will they ever be affordable,
And then it didn't matter,
For here is Utopia
... city-wide free wifi !!
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http://sewelldirect.com/FreeCon-80211g-USB-dongle-WiFi-Detector.asp
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