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McDonalds Wifi Hotspots

  • 30-07-2005 5:53pm
    #1
    gordonnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 288 ✭✭


    i see mcdonalds have installed wireless access points in a number of their cork outlets, has anyone tried one yet


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  • #2
    beller b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭beller b


    I tried a few in dublin & they were s***e connectin dropping constantly & only getting a network speed of 1mbps


  • #3
    Gone West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    beller_b: eh I dont know which mcdonalds you go to...
    But Ive been to a few here in the states, and one in Ireland, and I found their wireless to be excellent.
    It was professionally deployed, multiple access points and had a MAC timelimit system.

    Perhaps you simply connected to a random unsecured wireless network in the area.


  • #4
    beller b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭beller b


    No it was thier network.. Maybe I have just been unlucky...


  • #5
    gordonnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 288 ✭✭gordonnet


    i forgot to ask; is there a cost involved ?


  • #6
    Gone West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    Depends on the place.
    Some use eircom/orange/etc hotspots, where the cost is astronomical and you pay by CC.
    Some just require you to put in a code from your receipt.
    Some are just open and allow anybody in the vicinity to log on.
    Tbh, these completely free,non authentication systems are getting very popular in the USA. most cafes have wifi, and the ones that offer it free are doing great business.


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