Posts by Viviane

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

Viviane

The range of a battery powered mobile hotspot is typically going to be 10-15 meters.

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

Viviane

If I create an open hotspot using my mobile phone, can those who access it see anything on my device, eg photo's or device information etc?

Depends on the device and your settings. I recommend 1) the manual and 2) testing it

When setting it up make it where a password is required them they can't get in. Make it something know one will know, like 1884

Oh, please don't use that.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2616157/security/creating-strong-passwords-is-easier-than-you-think.html

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

As every answer in computing goes, "it depends". Specifically on the device you are using to run the mobile hotspot, whether or not it has those capabilities, etc.Most of them have either a management app or website that should show you the settings and options and, failing, that, a manual :)

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

Viviane

If you set your network to open, you should check to see what the devices are that are connected to it, force people to use an email address and their name to use. Absolutely nothing would be preventing them from not using their real email address and name, but still. And make the default home page they get once they put in an email address jwfacts.

That way you're not hijacking DNS, you're simply setting a default homepage for people who choose to use your service when they click "I agree", kind of how like Marriott always takes you to their homepage first when you use the hotel Wifi.

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

Viviane

Thank you viv! I swear i was racking my brain trying to recall that but couldnt find a thread to say one way or another.....

No worries, sir. I happen to be a consultant in the IT field, I tend to remember things like that :)

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

Viviane

That being said, i have the means, and resources, and manpower, to do some INCREDIBLE "things" in the computer world, and boy do i have BIG plans, my friends, BIG plans.

Yes, that's very "helpful", those "things".

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

Viviane

Funny, somehow when I proposed this a while back, people did not respond so well. Some accused me of trying to hijack DNS

You proposed re-directing requests for jw.org to jwfacts.com. That IS hijacking DNS. Setting your SSID to JWFacts.com isn't the same thing at all.