Like lots of people in tech, I have a Blackberry with WiFi. Regardless of how good Rogers has been with their 3G network, WiFi is faster to browse with, and free-er. With that in mind, I’ve added my home and work WiFi networks to my connections (Manage Connections -> Set Up WiFi Network), and just let them connect when I’m in range.
I’ve also added a few SSIDs that are the hallmark of an unsecured network. I don’t put a password or try to hack anything, just hope to occasionally connect to a random unsecured network:
- linksys
- default
- NETGEAR
- Belkin54g
- Wireless
- dd-wrt
I based this list on the most popular SSIDs that wardrivers have found, as well as some local experience.
This has come in useful only once: in the underground train station in Warsaw, where I had no data but some local restaurant had their WiFi open. :-)
So yeah, enjoy.
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