That makes those messages vulnerable to interception by others on the same Wi-Fi network.
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Friends can connect to your gear without having to ask you for your Wi-Fi network's password.
From their perspective, a free nationwide Wi-Fi network means more business and more customers for them.
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Google also built a Wi-Fi network in Mountain View, Calif. to provide public Internet access.
By deploying a Wi-Fi network, mobile operators can also save significantly when building this much-needed capacity.
The actual transfer process takes only a few minutes on a typical home Wi-Fi network.
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One lesson that we can all take from this still-unfolding scandal: Keep your Wi-Fi network password protected.
China Mobile has also managed to overcome its 3G shortcomings by building out a nationwide Wi-Fi network.
Jobs finally had to ask audience members to put their laptops down to free up the Wi-Fi network.
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When that stranger uses the open wi-fi network, the owner of the network gets a free 100 megabytes.
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The XDJ-AERO creates its own private Wi-Fi network, allowing DJs to connect to up to four wireless devices at once.
And as I expected from early reports, the 802.11a network had shorter range than a Wi-Fi network running alongside it.
Group Play is a feature that lets you share music and photos with other S4 users on the same Wi-Fi network.
One tactic is to offload it to the fixed internet: the iPhone, for instance, switches to a Wi-Fi network whenever possible.
Anyone who's ever set up a Wi-Fi network knows that the settings are a bit temperamental at times--and downright frustrating at worst.
Hagan, who expects every stadium in the world to eventually roll out a Wi-Fi network, says the company will keep pursuing deals.
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Once connected to your Wi-Fi network, users can watch live TV wirelessly on a portable computer or iPad, anywhere inside the house.
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One option: granting members of the jury pool free access to the court's wi-fi network in exchange for temporarily "friending" his office.
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But the Lumia 900 stalled frequently when rendering websites on my fast, home Wi-Fi network, though the phone did fine on LTE.
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He said the password could also have been stolen when an employee was accessing the unsecured version of the site over an unencrypted wi-fi network.
The bulbs must also all be within range of the same Wi-Fi network (or of another connected bulb) in order to operate.
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AllShare Group Cast lets the user share a presentation or photo album in real time with multiple friends on the same Wi-Fi network.
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Intel's Classmate, on the other hand, connected to the same wi-fi network and was playing 9-inch videos of Korean break dancing within seconds.
Last week, the Washington Post announced, hallelujah, the federal government would build a nationwide Wi-Fi network we could all access for free.
If the upgrade is available, a notification will be displayed and customers will need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete the download.
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Earthlink has signed a contract with Philadelphia to build the city's Wi-Fi network, and will join with Google to do the same in San Francisco.
Ofcom hopes this will encourage more mobile users to make use of the existing public wi-fi network and help lighten the load on mobile networks.
Once your smartphone syncs up with your home Wi-Fi network the media you can view on your connected TV and other Wi-Fi devices suddenly becomes limitless.
The note instructed the would-be recruit to communicate with U.S. handlers via a Gmail account accessed either from a public Wi-Fi network or an Internet cafe.
The note instructed the would-be recruit to communicate with U.S. handlers via a G-Mail account accessed either from a public Wi-Fi network or an Internet cafe.
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