Comments on: Live From GoogleFi http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: WiFi-SIM Chip for WiFi Phones? : voiceontheweb.biz http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121134 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:06:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121134 [...] the past few days, Katie at GigaOm has been trekking down to Mountain View on hot days to try out the new Google-Fi network. Most recently she went with a Mac and Nokia 770 [...]

]]> By: Ganesh http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121133 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:21:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121133 Got access to the GoogleWiFi yesterday. I think it is finally rolled out for everyone. You need to login to a Google account for it to work. The first request directs you to the Google page which asks you to login.

I was getting download speeds of around 60 – 70 KB /s. Haven’t tested the upload yet. Further I was working from inside my house which is about 100 – 200 metres from the nearest WiFi node.

]]> By: Jimmy http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121132 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:02:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121132 Here is a photo of the Google WiFi node installed outside my window:

http://www.mit.edu/~kelm/blog/files/google-wifi-node.html

Unfortunately I’m not a trusted tester. But I do have an extention ladder and toolbox.

]]> By: Patrick Havens http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121131 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:35:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121131 I guess the questions most people want anwered are:

  1. Speed of the conenction

  2. NATd address?

  3. How well do some basic stuff work (packet lose and ping)
    a. Web Browsing (i’d assume normally)
    b. Email (work normally I’d assume)
    c. IM/IRC
    d. Skype/Google Talk voice
    e. Gaming

  4. How is platform support. I’m assume VPN clients for Mac and Windows… 64 bit Windows? Linux?

  5. How well does it work on the move?

And I’m sure there are others.

]]> By: Travel3 http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121130 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:33:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121130 Travel3…

I am Karin, very interesting article that contained the information I was searching for in Google, thanks…

]]> By: SSID http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121129 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:48:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121129 It’s quite easy to see masked SSIDs.

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121128 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:57:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121128 You cannot see the SSID. You have to be a “trusted tester” as well as enter the SSID in your WiFi setup in order to get Google WiFi working.

John

]]> By: WiFi Addict http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121127 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:08:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121127 As I mentioned on the latest story about this (missed this one when it came out) I use witopia’s http://www.witopia.net personalvpn which uses openvpn and gives you a real deal routable IP address which masks your location and identity. I had tried some others and found them to be sloooooow as molasses. hotspotvpn is another openvpn based one that i hear is good. I use a Mac and just found witopia’s setup much easier because they send you an installer package where hotspotvpn’s had you doing all this manual config work. either one is a much better choice than Google vpn for obvious reasons. :)

]]> By: bgent http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121126 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:08:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121126 Anders-you can use the Adwell SoftPhone (SIP based) behind a NAT connection with no problems…works behind ANY firewall environment.

]]> By: Daschu http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121125 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:50:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121125 Mind going to http://www.testmy.net/dl-97&testall=1 and letting us know how fast yout connection is? I’d love to know if this beats out current cable and DSL options in my area.

P.S. – Thanks for the info :-P

]]> By: Anders http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121124 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:41:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121124 I’d be interested to know if you get a real IP or just a NAT’ed connection. Is the IP you got 10...* or 192.168..? I can’t imagine it would be a real IP, but if you want to use a SIP phone, a real IP would be ideal.

]]> By: Jawad Shuaib http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121123 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:47:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121123 This could serve the mobile market quite well. Providing free wireless network to mobile devices could open a host of new possibilities, such as using skype to make free calls around the world.

They could place sponsored ads on Google Maps used over cellular phones. Google already has that service (without the ads). Google’s CEO himself announced that the next big thing is the cellular market. Maybe that’s what they have in mind.

]]> By: FlashKid http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121122 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:42:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121122 @ angelsfan

No, it takes a bit more than that.

]]> By: Steve http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121121 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:22:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121121 Oops, the last sentence was supposed to have pluses in between the words.

]]> By: Steve http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121120 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:22:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121120 This would be a good time to find a copy of Make issue 1. It had a pretty cool article on tending the range of an Airport Express. Airport Express aluminum foil ethernet switch Google WiFi = Awesome.

http://www.makezine.com/01/diy_airport/

]]> By: cedichou http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121119 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:11:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/googlefi-test/#comment-121119 John: so if you see the SSID you can connect to the network?

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