Hotspots for Dummies
You've heard of them on TV and read about them in the newspaper, your friends told you how they hooked up to the Internet for free now that you're planning on buying a Nintendo DS you want to do the same.
Basically a Hotspot is a Wireless Internet signal that is broadcast in the surrounding area. Most people think WiFi broadcast in a straight line but it actually broadcast in sort of a bubble.
Hotspots are found throughout the world and are very popular in large metro areas like New York, Chicago and L.A. Most local Hotspots are free and are usually located in parks such as Bryant park in New York City on a sunny day you can find hundreds of people connecting to the Internet via their laptops.
Local establishments now have WiFi in their stores, Starbucks. McDonald's and other places also have WiFi. Some places charge for WiFi others don't, I know for a fact McDonald's does charge for WiFi access but Starbucks well I guess they don't charge as long as you purchase a Vente mocha Bean Dip Frap or something like that.
There are other locations for Hotspots, I've seen some Verizon telephone booths that advertise Hotspots on the side of them. Open personal Hotspots are very common. When people set up their wireless connections at hot they don't turn on WEP (Wireless encryption Protocol) which is one of the basic steps a user can perform to secure their network.
So you need to locate a Hotspot who do you ask your local geek down the block, no go here Find me a Hotspot
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