wireless hotspots
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I'm going to be taking my laptop on the road soon. To the US actually, so its more of taking it to the air ;P. And I'm wondering about wireless broadband connections. The hotel I'll be staying at has one and of course there are various hotspot locations around the place. Is it possible (and acceptable) to download large files (possibly > 300Mb) and use a BitTorrent client. Is it simply a case of being able to access the internet like its your own connection (all be it with however many other people sharing it) or is there limits on what you can download or does it depend on the connection. SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
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I'm going to be taking my laptop on the road soon. To the US actually, so its more of taking it to the air ;P. And I'm wondering about wireless broadband connections. The hotel I'll be staying at has one and of course there are various hotspot locations around the place. Is it possible (and acceptable) to download large files (possibly > 300Mb) and use a BitTorrent client. Is it simply a case of being able to access the internet like its your own connection (all be it with however many other people sharing it) or is there limits on what you can download or does it depend on the connection. SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
I've never experienced any limits with wireless connections provided by hotels. Though, oddly, the cheaper hotels often provide wireless for free, and the more expensive ones charge for it. Go figure.
Suzanne Boyle wrote:
all be it
Albeit. Sorry, it's my nature. Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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I've never experienced any limits with wireless connections provided by hotels. Though, oddly, the cheaper hotels often provide wireless for free, and the more expensive ones charge for it. Go figure.
Suzanne Boyle wrote:
all be it
Albeit. Sorry, it's my nature. Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
Marc Clifton wrote:
Sorry, it's my nature
Mine too. I've been tempted to change my CP moniker to "GrammarNazi" or "SpellingEnforcer" on occasion :-O :sigh:.
Software Zen:
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I'm going to be taking my laptop on the road soon. To the US actually, so its more of taking it to the air ;P. And I'm wondering about wireless broadband connections. The hotel I'll be staying at has one and of course there are various hotspot locations around the place. Is it possible (and acceptable) to download large files (possibly > 300Mb) and use a BitTorrent client. Is it simply a case of being able to access the internet like its your own connection (all be it with however many other people sharing it) or is there limits on what you can download or does it depend on the connection. SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
Just be careful about what you do on a shared network, there could always be someone sniffing and recording traffic looking for passwords. Check out the early episodes of Security Now[^] especialy #10 - they discuss network security.
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
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I'm going to be taking my laptop on the road soon. To the US actually, so its more of taking it to the air ;P. And I'm wondering about wireless broadband connections. The hotel I'll be staying at has one and of course there are various hotspot locations around the place. Is it possible (and acceptable) to download large files (possibly > 300Mb) and use a BitTorrent client. Is it simply a case of being able to access the internet like its your own connection (all be it with however many other people sharing it) or is there limits on what you can download or does it depend on the connection. SuzyB If I had a better memory I would remember more.
I don't know about BitTorrent, but the last time I was in a hotel I downloaded a few 100Mb of stuff with no bother.
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I've never experienced any limits with wireless connections provided by hotels. Though, oddly, the cheaper hotels often provide wireless for free, and the more expensive ones charge for it. Go figure.
Suzanne Boyle wrote:
all be it
Albeit. Sorry, it's my nature. Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Just be careful about what you do on a shared network, there could always be someone sniffing and recording traffic looking for passwords. Check out the early episodes of Security Now[^] especialy #10 - they discuss network security.
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ