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#1
September 6th, 2007, 05:47 PM
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 New iPod Touch--question The new iPod Touch will let me surf the web via Wi-Fi... Do I need to pay any monthly fee for this, or subscribe to any service? Or I just get internet when in a Wi-Fi zone? I have a wireless home network...is this Wi-Fi? Can I use this network to let that new iPod Touch surf the web? Thanks, Alra111
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#2
September 6th, 2007, 05:56 PM
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| WiFi = Wireless Internet. This is what you have in your home, what you get at the café, or what may be installed in your workplace. It's not part of a cellular network, and therefore, there are no monthly charges. It uses wireless b/g, which you probably have running if you have a wireless router.
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#3
September 6th, 2007, 08:25 PM
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| You may have to pay for a WiFi service provider at places you frequent that you might use it, if your taking it mobile. I find it rare in my neck of the woods to find open WiFi that doesn't come with a fee. |
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#4
September 6th, 2007, 09:59 PM
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| Any Panera Bread; Starbucks, and many McDonalds. There are lots of free wireless networks out there. In settings, if it's like the iPhone, set it to "Ask to join other networks".
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#5
September 6th, 2007, 11:50 PM
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| I was thinking about this and I wondered, "what about intrusion prevention security in case you decide to take the plunge and be brave/stupid and connect to that hotspot labeled 'Free Public Wifi'?" So far, I don't think there is any firewall of any sort to prevent unsuspecting users from fake hotspots on the iPhone/iPod touch...
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September 7th, 2007, 09:13 AM
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| Along those same lines, when in a hotspot, can I access, for instance, my webmail? Can I send email via webmail? Is Safari on the iPod touch? In other words, does the "whole" internet work?
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#8
September 7th, 2007, 09:25 AM
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| Quote:
Remember that even robust Unix-based systems are only as strong as the users that configure them (weak passwords, unsafe browsing/security practices).
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