Wefi - Wi-Fi hotspots around the world
Good day. I want to attract the attention of habra people to one interesting service - Wefi . This is a symbiosis of free software for laptops, netbooks, PDAs, smartphones and a portal with a world map of Wi-Fi access points. The program automatically finds, tests and sets the rating of each of them, and connects you to the one with which the connection will be the best. If WeFi finds a new access point, it will automatically add it to the map. Information on the location of more than 40 million hotspots on planet Earth is available today.
At once I will make a reservation, the information about this service was already on Habré in the “shaggy” 2007. Several articles at the same time wrote one of its authors.
But since then this project has grown, matured and matured. Priorities have changed. If at first the main idea was that the user after registration became a member of a large community ready to share his hotspots (a certain analogue of Fon ), now his main advantage is precisely in creating a map with Wi-Fi access points.
Below I give a translation of information about the program Wefi, posted on its website. The translation is not literal, removed the "water".
“WeFi is software installed on your laptop or mobile device. It automatically identifies and qualifies all Wi-Fi points within the access zone and establishes a connection with the best of them. If the program detects a new access point, it allows you to mark it on the map. WeFi also provides you with instant messaging and contact list creation tools. You can see where your friends are currently connected. WeFi is a community in which each person using the program plays an important role in its development. With Wefi, you can easily create a global Wi-Fi hotspot map. User “A” is trying to connect to a previously “independent” territory. The software quickly finds and writes to the memory of the access point. This information is then transmitted to the WeFi server. When user “B” tries to connect, the WeFi software uses the already collected data for this, saving you time and effort. The more users of Wefi - the more Wi-Fi points on the map. This will help everyone quickly find free Wi-Fi.
Currently supports Windows Mobile, soon there will be versions for other OS (note: there is already a version for Android, Symbian, Iphone). Works on Windows XP, Vista and Mac. ”
Attention!!! Now on the Wefi website there is a message that work on Asus, Dell, HP and Sony Ericsson smartphones and smartphones is not yet supported.
What do we have in the dry residue?
Pros :
- free-ware
- multiplatform
- good interface
- the ability to receive information about the location of hotspots even without installing Wefi software
- a large base of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world
Cons :
- unstable work on some PDAs , smartphones
- no Russification, information on the site is also only in English
- weak service of those. support (questions on the forum sometimes remain unanswered, to my letter of October 27 with a question about the prospects of support for Asus, Dell, HP and Sony Ericsson there was no answer)
At the moment, in the Wefi database there are several tens of thousands of “hovering” hotspots in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, as well as in other habitats of habra-men. Therefore, it would be interesting to hear feedback from users who already have experience with this service.
At once I will make a reservation, the information about this service was already on Habré in the “shaggy” 2007. Several articles at the same time wrote one of its authors.
But since then this project has grown, matured and matured. Priorities have changed. If at first the main idea was that the user after registration became a member of a large community ready to share his hotspots (a certain analogue of Fon ), now his main advantage is precisely in creating a map with Wi-Fi access points.
Below I give a translation of information about the program Wefi, posted on its website. The translation is not literal, removed the "water".
“WeFi is software installed on your laptop or mobile device. It automatically identifies and qualifies all Wi-Fi points within the access zone and establishes a connection with the best of them. If the program detects a new access point, it allows you to mark it on the map. WeFi also provides you with instant messaging and contact list creation tools. You can see where your friends are currently connected. WeFi is a community in which each person using the program plays an important role in its development. With Wefi, you can easily create a global Wi-Fi hotspot map. User “A” is trying to connect to a previously “independent” territory. The software quickly finds and writes to the memory of the access point. This information is then transmitted to the WeFi server. When user “B” tries to connect, the WeFi software uses the already collected data for this, saving you time and effort. The more users of Wefi - the more Wi-Fi points on the map. This will help everyone quickly find free Wi-Fi.
Currently supports Windows Mobile, soon there will be versions for other OS (note: there is already a version for Android, Symbian, Iphone). Works on Windows XP, Vista and Mac. ”
Attention!!! Now on the Wefi website there is a message that work on Asus, Dell, HP and Sony Ericsson smartphones and smartphones is not yet supported.
What do we have in the dry residue?
Pros :
- free-ware
- multiplatform
- good interface
- the ability to receive information about the location of hotspots even without installing Wefi software
- a large base of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world
Cons :
- unstable work on some PDAs , smartphones
- no Russification, information on the site is also only in English
- weak service of those. support (questions on the forum sometimes remain unanswered, to my letter of October 27 with a question about the prospects of support for Asus, Dell, HP and Sony Ericsson there was no answer)
At the moment, in the Wefi database there are several tens of thousands of “hovering” hotspots in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, as well as in other habitats of habra-men. Therefore, it would be interesting to hear feedback from users who already have experience with this service.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/74030/
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