Cool WiFi network finder app for the iPhone!

[Silverado]

Very nice web site for finding WiFi networks. Optimized for the iPhone:

http://iphone.jiwire.com/

[ColsTiger]

Very nice web site for finding WiFi networks. Optimized for the iPhone:

http://iphone.jiwire.com/

Thanks for the heads up, but that app doesn't find all the hotspots. For instance in my town all the Krystal restaurants have free WIFI and this app doesn't find those.

[wjp09]

Nice app. I only really use wifi If the area I am in has it. I don't look for wifi.

[Silverado]

Nice app. I only really use wifi If the area I am in has it. I don't look for wifi.
It's nice if one has to travel abroad... finding free WiFi could mean saving a lot in EDGE roaming charges.

[DiscoJoey]

It's nice if one has to travel abroad... finding free WiFi could mean saving a lot in EDGE roaming charges.

what we can roam with EDGE? ive never had EDGE until i got my iphone. so how much is roaming?

[Silverado]

what we can roam with EDGE? ive never had EDGE until i got my iphone. so how much is roaming?

I think it's $.0195/KB. You need to sign up for international roaming to be abut to use it.

So, this page would cost you about 40 cents to load (according to my browser, it is currently ~21Kb in size) :) Sooo, it pays to find free WiFi to use your iPhone abroad.

[ccr78]

Thanks for the link, I bookmarked that on my iPhone.

[spacerog]

Thanks for the heads up, but that app doesn't find all the hotspots. For instance in my town all the Krystal restaurants have free WIFI and this app doesn't find those.

Because no one has bothered to enter them into the database. Help your iPhone carrying friends and enter the free hotspots here:
http://www.jiwire.com/corp-contact-us.htm?from=jiwire&interest=data2

- SR

[alb0zf1n3st]

Not bad definately gunna be bookmarking this... Yeah not to many Im gunna be adding some for the Brooklyn NY and Staten Island NY area

[wildonrio]

Wait a min, doesn't the iPhone find hotspots automatically? Why would this website do it any better?

[alb0zf1n3st]

This tells you where they are located FREE and NOT FREE .... Its just something handy lol

[wildonrio]

This tells you where they are located FREE and NOT FREE .... Its just something handy lol

The free ones are the ones without the padlock next to them, am I right?

[gannon145]

This is an area search not just what is in range of your phone. It would tell you (within the database) what Free/NotFree networks are near you may go to use.

Add1: I too however don't go searching for WiFi. If it's around me I use it, if not it's EDGE.

[Silverado]

If you need WiFi and can't find any in range, or if you're planning a trip somewhere and need WiFi, you can use it.

[jimwarden]

It doesn't find as many WiFi hotspots as the full jiwire site, but you get better results if you type in city and state and leave the zip code out. Nice find. I had just posted a link to Jiwire on EI last night, but this iPhone app wasn't available at that time. Learning a lot here at EI.

Jim

[ColsTiger]

It's nice if one has to travel abroad... finding free WiFi could mean saving a lot in EDGE roaming charges.

Cingular/At&t has free roaming.

[JnC]

Cingular/At&t has free roaming.

Not abroad.

[captain4004]

KOOL FIND, it's a keeper:laugh2:

[robhon]

Wait a min, doesn't the iPhone find hotspots automatically? Why would this website do it any better?

yeah, but the iPhone can't lead you to a hot spot. It just finds one if it's nearby and available.

This is great for if you want to find a place to go where there's free wifi.

[theonlyone]

anyone know of other good apps like jiwire? maybe with more hotspots/information

[raxelsen]

Great app! Bookmarked and set to go discover :-)