wireless internet...

[craziepanda]

is so great, but probably the demise of my midterm grades...

i'm studying at the ucsd library right now, with my laptop that has a built-in wireless card. kinda defeats the purpose cuz i study at the library so i won't have distractions. :P

hooray for technology!

[DoPeY5007]

so are you using your network ro the schools?

[brainsmile]

that would be school's. UCSD is building a campus that will eventually be totally wireless and available to any student.

http://geocities.com/brainsmile/blink.gif

NOTE: geocities is whacked ... so you'll have to copy the link and type it in the address bar. If you click on the link you'll get an error

[NuTs62]

jealous.. just jealous.. at SJSU, the only places with internet connections for student's laptops is in the business building.. just wired connections, no wireless.. and this is the silicon valley! wth!

[aglio412]

man, i remeber back in 1996 you could checkout a laptop at the Pitt library and have wireless internet access. i think now they have it in alot of their buildings. i know CMU does...man, i wish i was in college now..i left the dorms the year before they were givin out T1 connections...bah!

[Thunder]

we were all on dialups in college...geez...that was a long time ago...

[Memo]

Ya, many parts of the UT campus are rigged up with a wireless network. So you can sit on the lawn and do your homework or get online from class. Wireless networks are pretty sweet. My dad is building a new clinic and he's rigging a wireless network in it so he can go from his office to each patients room with his laptop and be connected to the servers. Pretty cool stuff.

[craziepanda]

Originally posted by DoPeY5007
so are you using your network ro the schools?

the school's

[psycho-]

The map doesn't show alot though. Alot of library walk, sun god, the quad at revelle, and solis areas are all wireless capable too. I guess it might be jsut feeding off of the internal antennas. But, I think they're gonna do outdoor specific network too.

Woohoo! IR-PS is fully covered. I'm set! (going to IR-PS this fall, most likely)

[StonedWheat]

Originally posted by NuTs62
jealous.. just jealous.. at SJSU, the only places with internet connections for student's laptops is in the business building.. just wired connections, no wireless.. and this is the silicon valley! wth!

I totally feel you man. I went to SJSU too BTW. I can't believe we can't get cable internet anywhere in the silicon valley cus of those stupid A/B switch boxes.

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by NuTs62
jealous.. just jealous.. at SJSU, the only places with internet connections for student's laptops is in the business building.. just wired connections, no wireless.. and this is the silicon valley! wth!

Just wired??? You young whippersnapper, when I was in college we had to hand crank the modems to get a dial tone! And walk to class in the snow, uphill both ways! In July!

[MJordanash]

During school I either spend my time surfing the internet using their computers or pulling out my cell phone and turning on wireless internet. Grades?!? What grades??

[WhiskeyPapa]

The Minneapolis airport just started providing wireless net access. You need to rent a PCMCIA card to get on their network, but it's pretty affordable, especially if you're on a lengthy layover.

[whitak24]

Originally posted by Jeffbx
And walk to class in the snow, uphill both ways! In July!
right, but that's because you're in michigan :D

i had to do that too, and it was only a year ago :heh:

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
The Minneapolis airport just started providing wireless net access. You need to rent a PCMCIA card to get on their network, but it's pretty affordable, especially if you're on a lengthy layover.

so u can't just use any wireless nic?

[WhiskeyPapa]

Originally posted by NuTs62
so u can't just use any wireless nic?

Either it's a proprietary system, or you need a password, I don't remember. Either way you have to pay.

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by whitak24

right, but that's because you're in michigan :D

i had to do that too, and it was only a year ago :heh:

Well, yeah, you got me there. Maybe there'll be a July thaw this year...

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by kb0wwp


Either it's a proprietary system, or you need a password, I don't remember. Either way you have to pay.

figures.. no freebies