WiFi Wireless Internet Access

Types of Devices that are WiFi capable

2010-02-18T21:50:00.001-08:00

Here's a list of device types that can access the internet thru WiFi connection:
- Mobile Phones/Smart Phones (Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Apple, Palm, etc.)
- Desktops/Laptops (Dell, Apple, HP, Acer, IBM, Toshiba, etc.)
- Game Consoles (Playstation 3, XBOX 360)
- Handheld Gaming (PSP)
- Music Players/MP3 players (Apple, Sony, etc.)
- Tablets (Apple, etc.)
- Printers (HP, Epson, etc.)
- Cameras (Sony, Nikon, etc.)
- Projectors (Viewsonic, Toshiba, etc.)
- Television (Sony, Samsung, etc.)

List of Malls with Free WiFi

2010-02-18T21:21:00.000-08:00

Malls offering Free WiFi Internet Access
SM Megamall
SM City North EDSA
SM Mall of Asia
SM Hypermart (Julia Vargas)
SM San Lazaro
SM Marikina
SM City Pampanga
SM Manila
SM Bacoor
SM Davao
Robinsons Galleria
Robinsons Pioneer
Robinsons Otis
Robinsons Place (Manila)
Robinsons Place (Lipa)
Glorietta
Trinoma
Gateway Mall
The Podium
Shangri-La Plaza
Eastwood City
Power Plant Mall
Walter Mart (Pasong Tamo)
Blue Wave Mall (Macapagal Highway)

Feel free to post your comments/reviews about any of these malls offering free WiFi internet access or just post a comment if you know a mall that is not on this list that is offering free WiFi. Thanks

WiFi in the Philippines

2010-02-15T21:11:00.000-08:00

The last 4 years we saw a big growth in establishments offering Free WiFi Access not only in Metro Manila but around the Philippines. From Malls, to Restaurants and Coffee shops and even in Gas Stations, WiFi access is usually open and free in these locations (some require passwords which can be acquired if you buy an item, hence, technically not free).

The problem is some WiFi hotspots offering free internet access has either problems connecting or the internet is very slow.

The aim of this site is to provide a list of Free WiFi hotspots and have a short review of each WiFi hotspots offering Free Internet Access. As another added purpose of this site which you might find useful, we will also review WiFi-capable devices and routers for home or office purpose which can help in deciding which product to buy now or in the future.

Definition of WiFi

2010-02-12T21:29:00.000-08:00

WiFi or Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance that may be used with certified products that belong to a class of wireless local area network (WLAN) devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. Because of the close relationship with its underlying standard, the term Wi-Fi is often used as a synonym for IEEE 802.11 technology.

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit association of companies that promotes WLAN technology and certifies products if they conform to certain standards of interoperability. Not every IEEE 802.11-compliant device is submitted for certification to the Wi-Fi Alliance, sometimes because of costs associated with the certification process and the lack of the Wi-Fi logo does not imply a device is incompatible with Wi-Fi devices.

The term Wi-Fi suggests Wireless Fidelity, compared with the long-established audio equipment certification term High Fidelity or Hi-Fi. Wireless Fidelity has often been used, even by the Wi-Fi Alliance itself in its press releases and documents; the term may also be found in a white paper on Wi-Fi from ITAA. However, based on Phil Belanger's statement, the term Wi-Fi was never supposed to mean anything at all.

The term Wi-Fi, first used commercially in August 1999, was coined by a brand consulting firm called Interbrand Corporation that had been hired by the Alliance to determine a name that was "a little catchier than 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'." Mr Belanger also said, Interbrand invented Wi-Fi as a play on words with Hi-Fi, and also created the yin yang-style Wi-Fi logo. The term Wireless Fidelity was used later as an explanation of what Wi-Fi means.

The Wi-Fi Alliance initially used an advertising slogan for Wi-Fi, "The Standard for Wireless Fidelity", but later removed the phrase from their marketing. Despite this, some documents from the Alliance dated 2003 and 2004 still contain the term Wireless Fidelity. There was also no official statement for dropping the term.

The yin yang logo indicates that a product had been certified for interoperability.

From: wikipedia.org