Re: Opera Mini 4 versus iphone Safari

In article <46800205$0$14935$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Mishagam <noemail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> ZnU wrote:
> > In article <1182790961.327116.244860@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >  asjbiotek@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> >> point me to a study that says penetration of free  wifi for the 
> >> whole of manhattan is 60% because i very very much doubt that. I 
> >> live next to manhattan and travel there for business and no way is 
> >> there free wifi in such numbers.
> > 
> > Meh. I'm on the Upper West Side, and I can spot two open access 
> > points from by bedroom right now, and I've seen as many as six. 
> > Lots of home users run open wireless, and many areas of Manhattan 
> > are residential space above commercial space, so it's pretty easy 
> > to find a signal. I suppose I'm exaggerating a little by saying 
> > there will be one on 60% of street corners, but there probably will 
> > be one within 200 ft. walking distance in a lot of neighborhoods. 
> > Walk down residential side streets in more affluent neighborhoods, 
> > and there might be a dozen or more on a block.
> 
> Can't we expect that as time p***** more and more users will 
> understand how dangerous is (for their privacy) to have unprotected 
> home wireless networks and they will start protecting them - so any 
> plan that relies on unprotected personal wireless networks will fail? 
> Isn't it easy to get access to computers on home network if you have 
> unprotected wireless access?

Some people open their networks deliberately, and take the necessary 
steps to protect their own security. There are some efforts, like the 
FON project, designed to encourage this, so I'd actually expect to see 
more of it in the future.

> It will only work in cities like San Francisco that have city wide 
> wifi (as I heard).

And this will also become increasingly common.

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