[Scan-DC] Free Public Wi-Fi Coming to Area Near the White House Next Week

[Dewey]

A SINCERE apology, and a happy belated birthday.  Your age is what a lot of
us, including myself, strive to reach and exceed, and respect is a big part
of our journey.  I fully understand your point, but still like having the
information out there for those who may not be aware of it, but want to take
advantage.  A side not that I forgot to mention concerning Wigle.net... its
success is born from the same root that you mention... driving around and
collecting the info.  In the case of Wigle, they have free smartphone apps
work on a sharing principle.  While the user can see the wifi/s/ in the
area, the apps phones home and continually reports what it is seeing
concerning wifi/s/.

Take care and many more happy years,
Dewey

-----Original Message-----
From: John Wilson [mailto:w4uvv at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 13:57
To: Dewey3; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Free Public Wi-Fi Coming to Area Near the White House
Next Week

Dewey,

:-) No offense meant either, but heaven forbid I remain "entrenched" in the
past with Netstumbler.  I need to get with the new software which is not
free. I turned 77 about 10 days ago thanks in part to quadruple bypass heart
surgery last year with 96% main & 75% arterial total blockages.  I am one of
those  %*(^*&$% incorrigible, stubborn, bullheaded, conservative individuals
who squeaks when he walks and remembers the past good and bad about a
subject and thinks and decides for himself.  Fortunately, I have made mostly
good decisions with some bad ones.  The good ones include paying off my
house in 1995, still driving the 1985 Dodge Caravan I bought new and an used
1991 Great Caravan I bought which had 120,000 miles at the time and still
runs fine. I should be shot for such unacceptable behavior.

I also do not have to have the latest greatest computer MS OS or a
smartphone, I7 (may require an ear operation to permanently insert a
Bluetooth receiver) or I9 or the Samsung portable campfire model. I still
use a home phone configuration of wireless phones.  If I am more than 300
ft. away, you will just have leave a message.  Oh dumb me, why don't I have
Windows 10, 11 or whatever the newest "must have" MS OS is? 
I tried it with Win 7 and frequently encountered software conflicts usually
involving drivers.  FYI I now can reinstall WinXP faster than Bill Gates.
WinXP with all its' downsides still works for my old needs as does
Netstumbler which for me the price was right.  But to each his own.

:-) It's ok to be critical of me.  I've sorta gotten used to it over the
years.

John

Dewey3 wrote:
> That's the old ways, no need to do things that way anymore (NOT being 
> critical).  A newer and better replacement for NetStumbler is 
> InSSIDer.  It used to be donation ware, but is now trial ware.  You 
> may still be able to find free versions around.  For finding out 
> what's around beyond your range, I find Wigle Net extremely hard to 
> beat (https:/wigle.net).  Even if you have a hidden SSID, if it's ever 
> phoned home for anything, it is probably listed on the map.
>
> Dewey