[access-uk] Re: Mobile broadband and Pacmate
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:45:49 -0000
Hi Carol,
Here we go with the other questions then:-
:: How long does it take to download? (I'm on PAYG currently, hence the
:: question.)
Seconds as I said.
::
:: For those uninitiated, what's "the data access point from your
:: carrier" that
::
:: you have to configure; so what do you need to know?
Nothing. It searches for all access points and presents them to you. Just
pick the one you normally use for the web.
::
:: Someone said it would work with Pacmate and BrailleNote. Has anyone
:: tried it with the latter? The reason I'm asking is that the BN
:: currently works under Wireless "B", or a mixed mode setting, so I'm
:: wondering if this really
::
:: will work.
Of course it will work. It is just an open or WEP wifi hotspot. I have
used it with BN on the train. Not to be recommended though unless you know
you are not going through a tunnel <Smile>.
::
:: There are some comments in the FAQ section about various LED's
:: indicating connections. Is it still possible for us to see easily
:: if a client is still
::
:: connected and to ensure we disconnect properly?
Yes. Talks Key2 will say Wireless Active, and when you shut down or stop
Hot Spot it auto disconnects.
::
:: Finally, I think I read somewhere that it's an open connection and
:: doesn't even have WEP. Is this not open to abuse by others, or is
:: the wireless range too short so that it's not really a problem?
It is not a problem, because firstly, it is WEP as well as open. Also, you
can set Hot Spot to automatically ask you if you want to allow a client to
connect as soon as it sees it. If you say no, then it won't. You can even
block clients. I don't know where you read it was open only, but this is
definitely wrong.
All the best
Steve
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