Yesterday I was on Rudy Maxa’s World as a part of one of my regular appearances on the most-listened to travel-focused radio show. One of the items in my travel tech news roundup was that Mastercard has arranged for free Wi-Fi in the UK for their customers. That’s right, you can get free Wi-Fi while traveling to…
While I was pursuing the Nokia press release regarding the Nokia N97, I came across an interesting snippit. Â We all know that Qik is coming pre-loaded on the N97, but so is the Boingo client! Moreover, N97 purchasers will receive a free 3 month trial of the ubiquitous Wi-Fi network. Not sure what Boingo…
Starting today, my telco, Qwest, is offering all of it’s broadband Internet customers the opportunity to use AT&T WiFi hotspots as a benefit of their montly broadband purchase. That’s right: any family or business who uses Qwest high-speed Internet at home can now utilize AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots when they are on-the-go. AT&T Wi-Fi is a…
After a I interviewed Truphone’s CTO and he teased about the possibility of Truphone running a telephone app on the iPod Touch and the company announced the application’s pending released, I have finally been able to trial the service and can now post a review. First Impressions: Upon visiting the App Store and looking for…
Because of a matter of weird events, I’m holled up in a Starbucks in NW Portland. However, I have my iPod Touch and a Dell work laptop to pass the time with. What’s a techcraver to do? Well, fire up Boingo and hope that this Starbucks is on the Boingo network. Lo and behold they…
I’m currently in the Toronto airport awaiting my flight home to Portland after my Toronto Nokia adventure. I’m connected to the net via Boingo and I’m astounded at the speed here. For curiosity’s sake, I ran a speedtest.net test and got this result. That’s really fast! 15Mb down and 11.3 up…wow! Thanks Boingo!
As a Mac user, I sometimes feel left out of the party when it comes to certain software offerings. Also, as a new Boingo user (thanks to Jeremy Pepper for the account), I was glad to see they had clients for my Nokia mobile phone and N810 tablet. Now the service has become more useful…
I’ve recently come across a Nokia N95 North American Edition. Up until this phone, I thought my next phone was going to be an Apple iPhone. I have a full review coming in the coming weeks, but here are some initial thoughts: Unlocked: This phone is unlocked, meaning I can use any GSM carrier I…