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Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
That might be the problem - none of the Android apps I was using sent
me to a "landing page", so the whole exercise seems completely broken. I don't know what "the whole exercise" means but my ancient Nokia phone has connected happily since WiFi was launched so the infrastucture seems to be working. What browser(s) did you use to try to connect? -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
In message , at 08:41:17 on Fri, 26 Oct
2012, Robin remarked: That might be the problem - none of the Android apps I was using sent me to a "landing page", so the whole exercise seems completely broken. I don't know what "the whole exercise" means but my ancient Nokia phone has connected happily since WiFi was launched so the infrastucture seems to be working. What browser(s) did you use to try to connect? I don't use a browser on my Android phone, the connectivity is required by apps (like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Journey Planners etc) which are all free-standing. -- Roland Perry |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
I don't know what "the whole exercise" means but my ancient Nokia
phone has connected happily since WiFi was launched so the infrastucture seems to be working. What browser(s) did you use to try to connect? I don't use a browser on my Android phone, the connectivity is required by apps (like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Journey Planners etc) which are all free-standing. It appears you did not RTFM. Quelle surprise. http://my.virginmedia.com/wifi/using...tml#how-to-get I appreciate that you may think that the service should not require you to use a browser but I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to make the rules as it's their system. It is also by no means the only "free" wi-fi service I have used which requires a browser page first. -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
On 26/10/2012 10:23, Robin wrote: I don't know what "the whole exercise" means but my ancient Nokia phone has connected happily since WiFi was launched so the infrastucture seems to be working. What browser(s) did you use to try to connect? I don't use a browser on my Android phone, the connectivity is required by apps (like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Journey Planners etc) which are all free-standing. It appears you did not RTFM. Quelle surprise. http://my.virginmedia.com/wifi/using...tml#how-to-get I appreciate that you may think that the service should not require you to use a browser but I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to make the rules as it's their system. It is also by no means the only "free" wi-fi service I have used which requires a browser page first. Indeed. |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
Mizter T wrote:
I appreciate that you may think that the service should not require you to use a browser but I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to make the rules as it's their system. It is also by no means the only "free" wi-fi service I have used which requires a browser page first. Indeed. This will however put me off using it. There must be a more practical approach to this that means you don't have to log in each time. Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK. Put first name before the at to reply. |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
We were about to embark at Dover, when ()
came up to me and whispered: I'm puzzled how Roland ever connects to wifi. Most seems to need a browser. I connect to several different wi-fi services when out and about - my phone WIFI software knows how to be a "browser" without any involvement from me, and just clicks into the service that's available, even if a Username and Password is needed. -- Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead Wasting Bandwidth since 1981 IF you think this http://bit.ly/u5EP3p is cruel please sign this http://bit.ly/sKkzEx ---- If it's below this line, I didn't write it ---- |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
Neil Williams wrote:
Mizter T wrote: I appreciate that you may think that the service should not require you to use a browser but I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to make the rules as it's their system. It is also by no means the only "free" wi-fi service I have used which requires a browser page first. Indeed. This will however put me off using it. There must be a more practical approach to this that means you don't have to log in each time. There is a way around it if you install a second browser on your phone. I use Firefox and the default (Android) browser on my HTC. I use the Android browser to log in and Firefox to surf. When I get to a station it is a simple matter of clicking "Back" in the default browser and then "Refresh". You can click "Back" just before entering the station to give more browsing time.. |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
I have noticed that the signal stays at four bars when one sits in the
carriage; it goes down to three bars in the tunnel, then dwindles fairly slowly down to zero. Perhaps if one got on at Leicester Square and alighted at Covent Garden the signal would be continuous. |
Free Tube station WiFi extended until "early 2013"
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