Wireless Bandit

Best Buy - 1200 Brant Street - Burlington

Physical Landmark: Best Buy - 100 Brant Street - Burlington
Major Intersection: north of QEW
GPS Lat: 43.34266
GPS Lon: -79.82363

Network: bbhotspot
WEP: No
Type: free
Location: electronics store
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB3
Comments: go to browsers connections settings, enter address bbhotspot port 8080, click proxy server leave automatic configuration to automatically detect settings

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Second Cup - 5095 Yonge Street - North York

Physical Landmark: Second Cup - 5095 Yonge Street - North York
Major Intersection: between Empress and Hillcrest, East Side
GPS Lat: 43.76792
GPS Lon: -79.41253

Network: polly
WEP: No
Type: free
Location: coffee shop
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB3
Comments: other signals, could only get this one next to patio door on cushioned bench facing into the mall. Lots of plugs, don't think the signal will work near there though.

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Pad Thai - 171 Speers Rd. - Oakville

Physical Landmark: Pad Thai - 171 Speers Rd. - Oakville
Major Intersection: Kerr and Speers, north side
GPS Lat: 43.44463
GPS Lon: -79.68909

Network: default
WEP: No
Type: free
Location: restaurant
Website: www.padthai.ca
Phone: 905-337-8424
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB3
Comments: ok signal outside good inside. No plugs to be seen, has a bar.

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Vonage to hold meatspace and webspace seminar on enhanced 911

An excellent example of how to take a disadvantage (no 911 service on VoIP) and turn it into a huge opportunity for service enhancement. Love it...

VONAGE®, RHODE ISLAND E 9-1-1 AND INTRADO TEST ENHANCED 9-1-1 FOR VOIP

Edison, NJ, October 12, 2004 - Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading provider of broadband phone service, the Rhode Island PSAP and Intrado Inc., North America's leading provider of 9-1-1 systems, will announce successful trials for broadband telephony emergency services calls.

Portuguese Cafe Bar - 775 Dundas West - Toronto

Physical Landmark: Portuguese Cafe Bar - 775 Dundas West - Toronto
Major Intersection: between Palmerston and Bathrustg, SW corner
GPS Lat: 43.65199
GPS Lon: -79.40730

Network: ?
WEP: No
Type: free
Location: restaurant
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB1
Comments: "ok signal outside by the patio at the Portuguese place, but it was weaker there-- can't be certain if you'd pick it up inside".

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Yorkville Fitness Club - 55 Avenue Road - Toronto

Physical Landmark: Yorkville Fitness Club - 55 Avenue Road - Toronto
Major Intersection: between Bloor Street and Dupont
GPS Lat: 43.67104
GPS Lon: -79.39505

Network: ?
WEP: No
Type: free (for members)
Location: fitness centre
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB1
Comments: has a business centre for members with a
conference table, chairs and fax machine, wireless internet throughout the
club. Must have membership.

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Tim Hortons - 2183 Queen Street East - Toronto

Physical Landmark: Tim Hortons - 2183 Queen Street East - Toronto
Major Intersection: between Woodbine and Leuty
GPS Lat: 43.67059
GPS Lon: -79.29748

Network: cc
WEP: No
Type: free
Location: coffee house
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB1
Comments:

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Second Cup - 1948 Queen Street East - Toronto

Physical Landmark: Second Cup - 1948 Queen Street East - Toronto
Major Intersection: between Woodbine and Kentworth
GPS Lat: 43.66944
GPS Lon: -79.30270

Network: cs
WEP: No
Type: commercial
Location: coffee house
Phone: 416-699-2809
Country: Canada
Contributor: WB1
Comments:

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Metro Toronto Convention Centre gets WiFi Phones

VoWLAN: The Wireless Voice Future is Here ... Almost

And this Press release came over the wire to the Bandit

TORONTO, Oct. 6 /CNW/ - The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) today announced that it has now also added Wi-Fi based wireless telephones to its high tech mix.

This latest technological advance, wireless Voice over Internet Protocol (commonly known as "wireless VoIP", a new kind of wireless telephony), involves the deployment of more than 100 of the latest industry Wi-Fi based wireless phones throughout the Centre.

A Canuck Makes it to I, Cringley

PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column

Robert X. Cringley is a luminary in the IT World and his writings always cause a stir due to his wild aspirations for technology. He is also responsible for the fascinating documentaries Triumph of the Nerds (1.0 and 2.0) shown on PBS in 1996.

This month he published a story on a Torontonian, Andrew Greig, who is broadcasting his wifi and video recordings to his neighbors.. Talk about taking the matter into your own hands. Does anyone know Andrew Greig? I'd like to meet this man. Please write.