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Author Message   akl Citizen Username: Akl Post Number: 45 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2003 - 9:51 pm:        Anyone know a good web-site, faq, or other resource that explains, in detail, the grossly over-complicated procedure for configuring a Wi-Fi equipped iPAQ PPC to communicate with Verizon hot-spots in NYC?   lseltzer Citizen Username: Lseltzer Post Number: 1693 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2003 - 8:02 am:        I didn't know about this Verizon Wifi stuff. Seems to be all uptown. Anyway, there's a rather old article here that discusses PocketPC Wifi config in general. Perhaps it's helpful, but I'm sure it discusses an old OS version.   lseltzer Citizen Username: Lseltzer Post Number: 1694 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2003 - 8:06 am:        And there's a Verizon connection troubleshooting page here. Looks like you have to be a Verizon Online (dialup or DSL) customer, and you use the same username and password.   OK, it's Tom Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 478 Registered: 1-2003 Posted on Monday, September 8, 2003 - 5:53 pm:        Do you have to pay for the service. There was a good article in Wired magazine about why it should be free. The analogy was to salt and ketchup in restaurants. I'm not sure I buy it, but I'm not sure I don't, either. I do fear being nickle and dimed to death. The reason per-minute charges keep going down is that demand is increasing. We spend more on this stuff than we did before, and we're claiming it's cheaper because the per-unit cost is dropping. I'm not so sure we are looking at this stuff carefully. Tom Reingold   Brett Citizen Username: Bmalibashksa Post Number: 117 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Monday, September 8, 2003 - 8:15 pm:        If you need to run some tests the Starbucks in SO is WiFi.   akl Citizen Username: Akl Post Number: 46 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, September 8, 2003 - 11:26 pm:        Yes, I've got Verizon DSL at home. I have no problem accessing e-mail from Verizon WiFi spots in NYC with the same WiFi card I use at home. The PPC, on the other hand, has been a lot more tricky. I can get connected, but don't get access. Thanks for the advice, I found an article throgh the pocketpcthoughts.com site, if you're interested. I'm going to try again. And, by the way, the service is free at this time for Verizon customers (unlike the Starbucks T-Mobile service).