Wi-fi is the poor man, or frugal girl's answer to internet access on the go. Many smartphones and gadgets are wifi equipped now, but how to find a wi-fi network to give web access?
A review of a wi-fi detector from everythingiCafe
Immediately after downloading and opening the WifiTrak app–while on a moving public transportation bus, mind you–a few connections started popping up in my home screen’s list. The itemized list tells you if the connection is secured with a passcode (with a small lock icon to the left), as well as what the connection’s strength and channel are. Tap the arrow on the right, and you can see the MAC Address, noise level, and Authentication, and also choose to connect or “Forget This Network,” which will remove it from the list (and remember to keep it off in the future, as well).
You also have more options when you open up your settings via the “i” icon at the bottom of the home screen. Here, you can modify your “Forgotten” and “Known” lists and also set up WifiTrak to automatically scan for networks, as well as change the frequency with which it checks for new connections (down to just one second). The app can also auto-connect you to a network once it reaches a specified strength, and also notify you with your choice of sound.
So did it work?
It did! While moving at a surprisingly rapid speed on public transit, WifiTrak continued to find wifi connections available wherever I was. Once I was on still ground, the app also managed to find wifi connections much faster than my iPhone and my laptop, as well as some that weren’t detected at all on my laptop or iPhone.
So there you have it, folks. For $0.99, WifiTrak is a pretty great investment, especially for you iTouch’ers out there.
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