Are there any places in Galway to get a free Internet connection?

shampoosuicide

Otherwise, are there any cheap places? I know there was an internet cafe near GPO where you could bring in your laptop and connect, but it's beeen closed down. Internet cafes seem to be dropping like flies. Also, NTL are a bunch of cowboys.

biko

A few free here
http://thoughtwax.com/sandbox/galway-wifi/
http://www.trustive.com/hotspots/Ireland/Galway/
http://totalhotspots.com/directory/ie/2345255-wifi-galway

shampoosuicide wrote: »

Also, NTL are a bunch of cowboys.

Please try to be more constructive in your criticism, and relevant.
What does NTL have to do with you wanting free internet?

shampoosuicide

NTL cut off our signal for no apparent reason and it's been gone a week now. When we rang them up they gave some weak excuse about someone else's signal messing with ours. They're being distinctly unhelpful.

Thanks for those links.

siobhan.murphy

all mc donalds have free wifi

hyperbaby

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055879336

there was a good few suggestions here...

LowOdour

In Fagans bar in town.

dafunk

The cottage in salthill, kappa-ya on middle street and supermacs in the shopping centre are a few places off the top of my head ... I find that most modern-ish pubs have got free wifi, just ask the staff for the password.

GerardKeating

siobhan.murphy wrote: »

all mc donalds have free wifi

Not exactly, McDonalds westside charge, or at least the did last month.

McDonalds on the Headford Rd is free, as is SuperMac's and Subway..

jkforde

lots of Eircom WEP wifi signals around, their fault they haven't upgraded them to WPA etc :rolleyes: (my animosity towards Eircom is solely due to their Mary O'Rourke-directed share scam (got my parents) and their 'rip them off at every opportunity cos there are lots more mugs out there' business plan :mad: )

bar that, ask in the bars, lots of them now have WiFi if you're decent enough to buy a pint or two

<if OP wants to learn how to hack wifi he has to figure it out for himself, thx biko>

Seaneh

An tobar nua on Dominick street.

Free coffee refils too.

mayfire

MacSwiggans

po0k

shampoosuicide wrote: »

NTL cut off our signal for no apparent reason and it's been gone a week now. When we rang them up they gave some weak excuse about someone else's signal messing with ours. They're being distinctly unhelpful.

Thanks for those links.

Read up on WiFi.
Read the manual for the router.
Access it's admin page, check for wireless status, particularly Tx and Rx errors, RSSI or "Signal Quality".

Are there lots of other SSIDs showing up when you do a scan fore wireless networks?
There are 3 'proper' non-overlapping channels in 2.4Ghz Wifi.
There are waaaaaaaaay too many people with wireless routers.

Or just buy a 10m ethernet cable and solve your connectivity, performance and security issues in one go. You'll be plonked on the couch with the laptop anyways.

Caliden

I curse my ethernet cable for the simple reason it melted my computer when there was lightning 2 weeks ago

banshee_bones

IIRC Galway Social Space have free internet, well you are expected to make a small donation but thats at your discretion. Port just off the square have free wifi too, think you would just have to buy a coffee.

IBTL

jkforde wrote: »

lots of Eircom WEP wifi signals around, their fault they haven't upgraded them to WPA etc

Google Eircom SSID thinger

Caliden wrote: »

I curse my ethernet cable for the simple reason it melted my computer when there was lightning 2 weeks ago

I'd blame the lightning tbh.

jenno86

Deleted User wrote: »

<if OP wants to learn how to hack wifi he has to figure it out for himself, thx biko>

_Whimsical_

jkforde wrote: »

lots of Eircom WEP wifi signals around, their fault they haven't upgraded them to WPA etc :rolleyes: (my animosity towards Eircom is solely due to their Mary O'Rourke-directed share scam (got my parents) and their 'rip them off at every opportunity cos there are lots more mugs out there' business plan :mad: )

bar that, ask in the bars, lots of them now have WiFi if you're decent enough to buy a pint or two

Take your point about Eircom Im not a fan either. However many people have no idea *how to change the security settings on their modem and think that because they originally followed instructions in the eircom book that they're safe enough. Think most peoples parents

Personally I think it's irresponsible for boards.ie to facilitate hacking into other peoples wireless networks particularly in light of the recent research that found that in a 30 day period that 1000 people downloaded illegal images of children. Several were in Galway.I doubt many of these people did it via their own networks but maybe there are some people out there who resist it because they don't to use their own network and don't know how to use someone elses.

Anyway Im sure someone will promptly bite my head off over that but I think it merrited saying

jkforde

chilly wrote: »

Take your point about Eircom Im not a fan either. However many people have no idea *how to change the security settings on their modem and think that because they originally followed instructions in the eircom book that they're safe enough. Think most peoples parents

Personally I think it's irresponsible for boards.ie to facilitate hacking into other peoples wireless networks particularly in light of the recent research that found that in a 30 day period that 1000 people downloaded illegal images of children. Several were in Galway.I doubt many of these people did it via their own networks but maybe there are some people out there who resist it because they don't to use their own network and don't know how to use someone elses.

Anyway Im sure someone will promptly bite my head off over that but I think it merrited saying

If people have an Eircom broadband modem, the easiest thing in the world is to go into their router setup via their browser's address box (google how to), and then once in the router's setup screen click on 'Wireless' and on the next screen change the SSID to something of their liking - then WEP access via SSID won't work. This is something Eircom are not doing to their own routers in the phoneboxes.

Anyways, there're plenty of free wifi in the bars around town and 3G is quite cheap these days so....

jenno86

jenno86 wrote: »

My post was edited by Biko, a mod, because it was against the charter..

Eman Resu

Using another person's net connection and justifying it that they should have secured it better, is like taking someones TV and claiming it's ok cos they left a window unlocked. Or to put it another way, what rhymes with hacker?

Mrs OBumble

banshee_bones wrote: »

IIRC Galway Social Space have free internet,

Closed ages ago.

Lots of cafes around town have free-if-you-buy-coffee internet.

Xiney

Eman Resu wrote: »

Using another person's net connection and justifying it that they should have secured it better, is like taking someones TV and claiming it's ok cos they left a window unlocked. Or to put it another way, what rhymes with hacker?

except if it's totally unsecured.

which must mean they WANT you to use it. Otherwise they'd have set up a password.

Eman Resu

Xiney wrote: »

except if it's totally unsecured.

which must mean they WANT you to use it. Otherwise they'd have set up a password.

Maybe or it could be one of these scenarios...

A) Assuming they know how, or are familliar with the tech. Some people out there had trouble understanding VCR's.

Connecting to an unsecured network is not a great idea cos WHY they want you to use it is a more relevent question. An unsecured network might as well be a dark van with "sweeties inside" scrawled in paint accross the door.

EBONY00

Found Morgans on Forster Street quite a good place to access Wi-fi, its quiet enough during the day and the seats are generally comfortable. I understand your frustrations with NTL, I have them in my place, enough said

kodute

Eman Resu wrote: »

Using another person's net connection and justifying it that they should have secured it better, is like taking someones TV and claiming it's ok cos they left a window unlocked. Or to put it another way, what rhymes with hacker?

What about pointing out to the person they left their door wide open?

Or pointing out to the window company their window locks are faulty and are easy to bypass?

That is originally why these methods for WEP decryption were developed/perfected. To show up laziness and make the software and companies that produce it better. The ethical argument is for another day/forum.
The point is free internet is all around, as well as the info on how to obtain it, whether its given or stolen is for ones own conscience to decide.

In answer to the OP, any café/shop that has a "Free WiFi" sign up.

biko

Xiney wrote: »

except if it's totally unsecured.

which must mean they WANT you to use it. Otherwise they'd have set up a password.

Cool, just go over and knock on their door and ask first.

Eman Resu

Sorry didn't realise ethics had no place on boards. But there is no such thing as "free" internet any net connection costs it's owner. A business that offers "free wifi" doesn't do so out of the goodness of it's heart it does so to attract custom, a person who's network is not secured properly is doing so because they dont understand what their dealing with.

Back on topic.
There are loads of pubs in town that offer wifi, just don't expect to go in and nurse a coffe for 4 hours while using their network.

kodute

Eman Resu wrote: »

There are loads of pubs in town that offer wifi, just don't expect to go in and nurse a coffe for 4 hours while using their network.

That applies only in places with the "WiFi Available to customers who purchase/consume a certain amount of goods/services in this premises subject to a minimum amount and maximum time limit." sign.

Eman Resu

Same places probably need a sign to remind patrons to urinate in the toilets and not on the toilet floor!

stunt_penguin

shampoosuicide wrote: »

NTL cut off our signal for no apparent reason and it's been gone a week now. When we rang them up they gave some weak excuse about someone else's signal messing with ours. They're being distinctly unhelpful.

Thanks for those links.

So you can't fix your own wifi? It's not their responsibility, grow up, stop badmouthing them on boards and find a friend to fix it.

Also, have you tried turning it of and on again? (no, seriously).

Seaneh

stunt_penguin wrote: »

So you can't fix your own wifi? It's not their responsibility, grow up, stop badmouthing them on boards and find a friend to fix it.

Also, have you tried turning it of and on again? (no, seriously).

in fairness, you pay for tech support, they offer it, they should provide it too.

Eman Resu

Seaneh wrote: »

in fairness, you pay for tech support, they offer it, they should provide it too.

In fairness your right but when you buy a book the author and publisher are not responsible for teaching you how to read, and in UPC/NTL's defence they are the only ISP not to roll over and take it up the ar53 from the music industry SS at least they are trying to tell vested interest that the internet is not their's to control. Also ever try and provide user support when it comes to the general public?