Comments on: WeFi: An Easier Way Of Finding WiFi

By: WeFi Blog » Techcrunch loves us!

WeFi Blog » Techcrunch loves us! — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:06:36 +0000

[...] great post about WeFi was posted on Techcrunch yesterday. Seems like they really dug our WiFi maps and also gave a scoop about our upcoming Twitter [...]

By: Web Startups | Launchpad Israel

Web Startups | Launchpad Israel — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:57:15 +0000

[...] Israel and San Francisco based WeFi lands a spot on TechCrunch, with WeFi staff member Nir Kouris recently starting the Facebook group Innovation Israel. WeFi [...]

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By: Launchpad Israel

Launchpad Israel — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:57:03 +0000

Snapshot News of Israeli Internet Industry…

Israel and San Francisco based WeFi lands a spot on TechCrunch, with staff member Nir Kouris recently starting the Facebook group Innovation Israel….

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:21:18 +0000

A Google Mashup. Anyways, its a good idea. But we need more blanketing WiFi.

By: Basicity

Basicity — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:17:06 +0000

I like their domain name.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:52:04 +0000

looks like the same thing as Barcelona based Whisher launched 6 months ago. don’t think they’re doing much to usurp router based model from FON as FON can leverage free routers to build critical mass.

By: vicky

vicky — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:19:40 +0000

i would a service like this in asia and india
http://www.freetv4ever.blogspot.com

By: constructicle boy

constructicle boy — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:37:20 +0000

wow,an improvement of wifi.very good technology

By: Concrete Stain

Concrete Stain — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:33:20 +0000

Looks good / shoudl although / know when connected / use the IP for location and auto update a map using a Google API …

- instead of having the user / do it …

By: Perplexed

Perplexed — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:56:30 +0000

Pragmatically, how does that work ? Let’s say I’m in a new location; I can use the XP WiFi finder to tell me that there is an open network somewhere. If I can’t find one, and must look up on a map the location of the closest hotspot, don’t I need to be logged on ?

By: Mike Puchol

Mike Puchol — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:35:11 +0000

Duncan,

I’m curious why you don’t mention Whisher in your review, as we launched in February at DEMO’07, where we got nice press coverage. We do everything WeFi does, and more - maybe you should have a look.

[Note: I am Whisher's CTO and co-founder]

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:34:41 +0000

Is this another app that you need to be online for to use? That is what makes most Wi-Fi finding applications pretty useless. And aren’t there lots of websites that make you search for free hotspots? Such as Plazes?

I currently use a small app called CoconutWifi (Mac only, sorry) that keeps looking for wifi access points. I sit in a bar, open my laptop and wait for a little bullet to go green. Then I connect….

By: Esme Vos

Esme Vos — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:11:21 +0000

I travel a lot to SF, London, Paris, Barcelona, etc. I live in Amsterdam. I am constantly looking for free WiFi in places where I have meetings. The WeFi map is very handy for me. I am waiting for their Mac client. One of the problems I have is that in a place like London, where there’s a lot of open and closed networks, I don’t want to spend precious time clicking on the various networks to see which one is open. I just want to log on, check my email, browse the Web. WeFi chooses the best open connection and just logs you on quickly. I could have used something like this on my trip to London last month. [Note: I am on WeFi's advisory board]

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:57:36 +0000

Is this directed at folks who are very mobile and are constantly on the move? It would be interesting to see the utility of this for the average hotspot user who spends most of his/her time within a set geographical zone (and probably already knows where the free spots are). “Finding free hotspots” - so I don’t know how big a problem that is

By: jeremy liew

jeremy liew — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:08:33 +0000

I’m a Partner at Lightspeed which is an investor in WeFi. With clients, you’re doing a lot more than just a google maps mashup and a database. The best of these sorts of apps provide standalone value (in WeFi’s case, a better wifi connectivity manager than what ships with XP, admittedly a low bar) that get better with a social overlay.

I posted on WeFi and the trend of social media meeting desktop apps at the Lightspeed blog recently (other examples include Songbird, Joost, Democracy Player, iTunes, Medium etc) - if you’re interested click through on my name in this comment.

By: +972 .54.4630160

+972 .54.4630160 — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:50:58 +0000

There is free WiFi in almost everywhere - at home networks. Most users leave their WLAN open and unsecure. This breach is seldom exploited, simply because your neighbors probably have their own WLAN, so why should they bother hooking up to yours. However, someone roaming down the avenue with a laptop will gladly hook to your network, and you will probably not mind it, as long as you know your guest’s identity. I compare the WeFi social network to P2P file sharing - you wouldn’t give your files to anyone, but in a protected environment such as P2P software - you feel secure enough to play the give and take game.

By: AnandRaj

AnandRaj — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:42:14 +0000

I am not sure how viable this is.
Free wifi spots are “really” not free. Some businesses like cofee shops put them out to attact customers into their shops.
Using them w/o the consent of the business/owner could land one in Jail
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9722006-7.html

By: PohEe.com

PohEe.com — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:25:25 +0000

Totally a new idea. If this implemented in Malaysia, I am sure the map is full with FREE hotspot. Here, all the ppl very geenrous, open up for public. Jsut around my house, already found 5 free wifi.

By: Roy Klieger

Roy Klieger — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:20:11 +0000

Allen, you’ll be surprised by the amount of free WiFi in NYC…

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:14:18 +0000

I don’t believe it is a google maps mashup as google maps doesn’t support Israel…but point still stands - - its just a mashup - - probably from emap.co.il or other source.

By: Arif

Arif — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:40:26 +0000

Thats so much amzing i really got surprised by getting the info. given here.

By: James

James — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:23:13 +0000

The land of free wifi is Estonia… Even the cross country buses and trains have it…

By: linuxamp

linuxamp — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:41 +0000

Remember, using open access points can get you arrested. Wonder how WeFi will handle the resulting lawsuits.

http://yro.slashdot.org/articl.....23/1551227
http://hardware.slashdot.org/h.....amp;tid=17

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:55:45 +0000

This is great. I wonder if it will be available in most countries?