Wireless Bandit

Good job on the MEETUP

Well the WiFi meetup is up 11% today for Toronto. Good job folks!!! I'll see you on Jun 11 at the predetermined place...

Implemented Text-Only Search

As a first step to searching, I've implemented text-only searching across the Wireless Bandit blog... Please give it a try and let me know what you think of the UI and functionality. It's a bit of an experiment actually...

Lone Star Texas Grill - 9301 Yonge Street - Richmond Hill

Physical Landmark: Lone Star Texas Grill - 9301 Yonge Street
Major Intersection: Yonge and RR-73, north of the 407
GPS Lat: 43.85299
GPS Lon: -79.43303

Network Name: ?
WEP: No
Contributor: Boldstreet
Comments: This is a commerical access point ($AP). A map to this CAP.

Lone Star Texas Grill - 705 Kingston Road - Pickering

Physical Landmark: Lone Star Texas Grill - 705 Kingston Road
Major Intersection: Hwy 401 and RR-38, just north of 401
GPS Lat: 43.81940
GPS Lon: -79.11481

Network Name: ?
WEP: No
Contributor: Boldstreet
Comments: This is a commerical access point ($AP). A map to this CAP.

Lone Star Texas Grill - 930 Dixon Road

Physical Landmark: Lone Star Texas Grill - 930 Dixon Road
Major Intersection: Dixon and Carlingview, east of 427, south of 409
GPS Lat: 43.68688
GPS Lon: -79.59636

Network Name: ?
WEP: No
Contributor: Boldstreet
Comments: This is a commerical access point ($AP). A map to this CAP.

Lone Star Texas Grill - 200 Front Street West

Physical Landmark: Lone Star Texas Grill - 200 Front Street West
Major Intersection: Front and Simcoe
GPS Lat: 43.64469
GPS Lon: -79.38505

Network Name: ?
WEP: No
Contributor: Boldstreet
Comments: This is a commerical access point ($AP). A map to this CAP.

Big Daddy's Crab Shack and Oyster Bar - 212 King Street West

Physical Landmark: Big Daddy's Crab Shack and Oyster Bar - 212 King Street West
Major Intersection: King and University
GPS Lat: 43.64736
GPS Lon: -79.38617

Network Name: ?
WEP: No
Contributor: Boldstreet
Comments: This is a commerical access point ($AP). A map to this CAP.

iPass and SurfHere by Toshiba also provide access here.

New entrants into Wifi

Well both of these companies are not necessarily new but they have been getting a little press recently in Toronto

Boldstreet is offering free service if you buy an Orinoco card from them... They're out of Ottawa...

Dodo Wirelessappears to have a vapourware site up with 1 spot described at City Hall. Anyone ever used it?

Toronto Star Covers WiFi in Canada

An interesting, up to the moment article of WiFi deployment...

GrabbaJabba was featured... Did you know that their Spotnik point is accessible way across the street in front of Kew Park?

Interested in a National Post article?

WB1 has been contacted by a journalist to write an article for the National Post Saturday edition. We plan to go war driving tonite at 7pm starting at Grabba Jabba on Queen St, across from Kew Park in the Beach. This cafe is a commercial hotspot run by Spotnik. If you plan to join us please bring your rigs and look for a tall guy with a white iBook...