Archive for the 'WIFI' Category

EIRCOM Wireless networks exposed?

Monday, October 1st, 2007

This looks bad for Eircom. If its true they have inadvertently created Ireland’s largest free WIFI network. Good man Eircom!

(via Damien

Shock horror - Free WIFI and broadband access in Irish Hotel

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

The Radisson Hotel at Little Island in Cork has free WIFI and broadband access available for all guests and visitors. Cool!

Rubbish WIFI at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

I bought (an extortionate) €7 WIFI card at the Crowne Plaza Hotel today, only to discover once I logged in that their WIFI firewall blocks access to POP and SMTP. So, its impossible to send an email or recieve one without logging into a web client.

As Basil Fawlty would say “What is the point of bleedin’ WIFI if you can’t get to your email“.
I left a complaint with desk, but I doubt it will make past front desk to anybody who can do anything about it…