• DocumentCode
    923842
  • Title

    802.11, It´s Out There for Free ... If You Know Where To Look [My Favorite Experiment]

  • Author

    Witzel, John

  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    10/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    Free wireless Internet. It seems to be everywhere: hotels, cafes, airports, and even on the in-town street lights in my city. Free internet access ports are all around us, yet you, like me, probably pay to bring it into our home. Each month we shell out money for dial-up, digital subscriber line (DSL), or cable-based Internet service when all that most of us really need to do is to sign up for a free e-mail account and construct a simple high-gain antenna.
  • Keywords
    Internet; wireless LAN; 802.11; Internet access ports; wireless Internet; Cable TV; Cities and towns; DSL; Gain; Internet; Permission; Portable computers; Radio frequency; US Department of Transportation; Yagi-Uda antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1094-6969
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIM.2007.4343568
  • Filename
    4343568