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getWiFi — A global map of 500,000+ open, public WiFi hotspots
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It's about time! This is fantastic. I'm actually excited to help out and submit a bunch that aren't on here yet.
@theericanderson Awesome! Since crowd sourcing functionality isn't released, you can send me the access points you want to add at: robert@meshable.io
@rgawdzik Ah fantastic! Will do. I live in Calgary currently and there are a *ton* of really solid wifi spots here.
@muloka We are adding crowd sourcing functionality; atm you can send me the access points you want to add at: robert@meshable.io
The Location search is really bad (at least in Portugal). Example Lisbon doesn't go to Lisbon
@jamesfoot62 Thanks for letting me know. We are using Mapbox's geocoding API, it's a bit quirky.
Hey, I'm one of the cofounders of getWiFi/Meshable.
We wanted to make free WiFi simple to find, no app required. We are also bringing free WiFi to small businesses that traditionally do not offer it (e.g. food trucks https://meshable.io/trucks).
Happy to answer any questions! (Follow us at @MeshableHQ <3)
@rgawdzik @meshablehq Interesting! Wondering about the tech behind it. Is it something like a proximity scan for open networks?
@kovlex @meshablehq For the mobile version of getWiFi, we perform proximity scans when you have no current WiFi connection to find nearby networks that we know are free.
Here is our tech stack:
- Elixir (http://elixir-lang.org/)
- Phoenix Framework (http://www.phoenixframework.org/) w/ Postgres
- Convox (https://convox.com/)
@rgawdzik @meshablehq hey why is there no zoom in, zoom out option? found it difficult to navigate.
@nambitious @meshablehq Hey Nambirajan, you can zoom in and out using your mouse scroll.
@zhangming086 Try out a sample query such as "philz" into the top left, and when you select the first item you should zoom into the map like so: http://imgur.com/EAWPsxU
You can also scroll around the map using your mouse cursor/scrollwheel.
@rgawdzik free and unsecured in 1 thing but free and secured is another. How do you solve that issue ? Also Xfinity has that crowdsourced SSID which Xfinity users can connect might be a good partnership for you .
@rgawdzik how do you source your internet pipe ? Comcast and att or public wifi ? Is it like I can open 1 guest SSID at home and your app will pull internet from there ?
Hey @robert just trying out your app as it's basically something as a digital nomad I've been praying for. When I type in regions in south america though lets say "itacare, bahia brazil" or "cusco, peru" I don't get anything. Where have you covered mostly, and is there a way to sign up for updates when our region makes it on the map?
Tried to find some free spots that I've already known and failed :( It's Minsk, Belarus. Also some others place are not public (for example in university they are for students only).
@alexhoroshkevic Sorry about that! What's the ssid of the non-public university wifi you are referring to?
@rgawdzik for example BSU-Internet (Minsk, Belarusin state university). And there is a free spot in "ТЦ Столица" (no english equivalent, sorry)
Hmm, 24 hours to confirm my email. Confirm it 45 seconds later and it's too late :(
Love this! Just wondering how you were able to add this many before the crowd sourcing feature was added?
@rgawdzik Just fyi, there's currently an app available for iOS and Android for locating free Wifi (launched earlier this year) - let me know if you would like more info (maybe there could be some synergy or partnership with the two of you?).
This is a great app, the map looks like those satellite pictures of cities at night all lit up
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