Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Spot2meet.com social website live
Today the new social networking website www.spot2Meet.com was released. The Spot2Meet can be used for friends, dates, sex, and activity partners. Features include 100% free, standard email, hyperlinks, hit counter, and no registration required.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Metrofi free wireless review
I canceled my SBC Yahoo DSL and started using www.metrofi.com free wireless.
I originally signed up with SBC Yahoo DSL for $26.95 on a year contract but then the price went up to $40 a month after the contract ended. I did not want another contract because I was thinking that I might move in the near future and the contract would be a hassle. When I called SBC to cancel they told me that my DSL speed was not offered anymore and that the new monthly fee was now $30; howeever, they never lowered my price or upgraded me to the new faster speed.
I was going to signup for a dialup account at www.netscape.com for $6.95 a month for a 12-month contract. A contract is not a problem with dialup because you can take it with you if you move.
However, I found out that www.metrofi.com has free wireless service available for Sunnyvale, CA so I started using it.
I did not have wireless on my desktop so I ordered a "Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Adapter w/Antenna", part number "HWU54D", that metrofi.com recommends on their website from www.ecost.com for a total of $67.10.
Ecost.com was really fast with the shipment, they said it would ship on the 14th but I got it at my door on the 13th of January. If you want to get an adaptor there are other vendors recommended on metrofi’s website too.
I was getting 30% signal strength in the back of my apartment so I moved my computer to a window in my bedroom facing the street and got 90% signal strength. Metrofi mounts the antennas on street lights. I can actually see the antenna in line of site of my window so that is why I am getting such good signal.
So far the new metrofi free wireless service is working good and I am getting much faster speed then my old SBC Yahoo DSL.
The 4 main problems I have found with metrofi's service are:
1. It sometimes takes a long time to connect.
2. It loses connection about every few hours.
3. The ads at the top of the browser prevent some websites from loading.
4. It is sometimes slow.
I originally signed up with SBC Yahoo DSL for $26.95 on a year contract but then the price went up to $40 a month after the contract ended. I did not want another contract because I was thinking that I might move in the near future and the contract would be a hassle. When I called SBC to cancel they told me that my DSL speed was not offered anymore and that the new monthly fee was now $30; howeever, they never lowered my price or upgraded me to the new faster speed.
I was going to signup for a dialup account at www.netscape.com for $6.95 a month for a 12-month contract. A contract is not a problem with dialup because you can take it with you if you move.
However, I found out that www.metrofi.com has free wireless service available for Sunnyvale, CA so I started using it.
I did not have wireless on my desktop so I ordered a "Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Adapter w/Antenna", part number "HWU54D", that metrofi.com recommends on their website from www.ecost.com for a total of $67.10.
Ecost.com was really fast with the shipment, they said it would ship on the 14th but I got it at my door on the 13th of January. If you want to get an adaptor there are other vendors recommended on metrofi’s website too.
I was getting 30% signal strength in the back of my apartment so I moved my computer to a window in my bedroom facing the street and got 90% signal strength. Metrofi mounts the antennas on street lights. I can actually see the antenna in line of site of my window so that is why I am getting such good signal.
So far the new metrofi free wireless service is working good and I am getting much faster speed then my old SBC Yahoo DSL.
The 4 main problems I have found with metrofi's service are:
1. It sometimes takes a long time to connect.
2. It loses connection about every few hours.
3. The ads at the top of the browser prevent some websites from loading.
4. It is sometimes slow.
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