BajaNomad

Good Wi-Fi, Bad Wi-Fi

BornFisher - 11-16-2008 at 09:50 PM

l I finally got a laptop and have tried to get online in a few Baja locations. The first was a cantina-- Bahia Cantilles, which is about 10miles south of Rosarito Beach. With the help of Nick who gave me the secret code, the access was easy, and the speed was fast. I`ve been back and I tell you, if you have a laptop, and want to surf the net, this place is great (hard to see the keyboard though with the poor light).
Then there was (is) the La Salina marina. I got my username and password, and got connected. But what for? To load a page in 15 minutes? I think we should get a list of good Wi-Fi locations in Baja.
Oh yeah, FYI, whenever you give a free plug to Bahia Cantilles, you get a free beer on Nick!!!! ;)

bajaguy - 11-16-2008 at 10:42 PM

D'Volada Coffee on Reforma in Ensenada. Good connectivity and good coffee.

tjBill - 11-16-2008 at 11:38 PM

Every Starbucks I've been to in Mexico has free Wi-Fi. I have to try D'Volada Coffee.

losfrailes - 11-17-2008 at 06:37 AM

Are you referring to 'good wi-fi' locations or 'good free wi-fi locations'?

bajadock - 11-17-2008 at 08:23 AM

McD's on Reforma at Walmart/HDepot center south of Ensenada WiFi is good and free. But, the coffee, smoothies and servers at D'Volada 1/4 mile north and on east side are a much better value. :yes:

Internet cafe's on their pc's are also a good option throughout baja at approx 10 pesos/hour.

Trying to remember which Nomad is producing a baja map with this stuff, food, lodging, etc.

I'll tell him you sent me

Dave - 11-17-2008 at 12:32 PM

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Originally posted by BornFisher
Oh yeah, FYI, whenever you give a free plug to Bahia Cantilles, you get a free beer on Nick!!!! ;)



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BornFisher - 11-17-2008 at 09:18 PM

Dave-- I figure Nick owes you beers for years!!
LosFrailes-- Free of course. Why pay when so many are offering it? I was on the road recently and noticed there was free WiFi everywhere, from state welcome centers (Nevada) to restaurants to laundromats and every motel with a billboard.
PS- I love my laptop! Got it on Ebay for $325.

bigdogbounty - 11-18-2008 at 06:57 PM

baja cantina cobo san lucas marina

The Cactus Motel offers it-

CasaManzana - 11-20-2008 at 08:27 AM

Antonio at the Baja Cactus motel in El Rosario offers it if you drop in and say you are a BajaNomad member.
And when traveling in California, we check mail at any Best Western Motel in the parking lot. Have never found one that needed a pass code.:tumble:

bacquito - 11-20-2008 at 03:54 PM

GGi's at the WalMart/Home Depot in Ensenada is good. I purchase a bottle of water for about $1.25 and get on the Internet-no problem!

BajaNuts - 11-21-2008 at 10:48 PM

Being relatively new to the wi-fi scene, I learned on the fly in La Paz, May 2008. A couple things I noticed was...once I went to a wi-fi spot and logged on with their password, the next time I was near there, my laptop picked it up automatically. I wouldn't necessarily have to go get the latte to login. I spent MANY MANY hours at the Cafe Exquisito in El Centenario, and I don't know if they were put in for this reason, but I plugged in to their electrical outlets to keep things humming while sitting and sipping my $1.50 bottle of water for 4 hours.

I've also noticed while traveling in more populated areas that there are many times my laptop will pick up a signal from an unsecured network. I have logged on to view emails and other non-security sensitive type surfing on many occassions. I would NEVER suggest making purchases or even checking bank account balances on any type of unsecured or public network. At home, I use my laptop via wireless to surf while hubby is doing his thing on our main computer. We have it security enabled (and we live out in the Sticks!) but I still use the main computer connected via cable to the router for purchases involving a CC.

We watched a TV news show (60 Minutes or similar) about public computers in hotels. Hackers can put a small device into one of the USB ports in the back of the hotels "Guest Use" computers that records ALL of the information guests do on the computer including CC numbers, bank account numbers, PIN numbers....

I would strongly suggest that if you have to make a purchase from a public computer, try to call the company and give them the CC number personally. May not always be an option in MX.

On a lighter note...I did enjoy all the various network names that would show up... including one called "Idiota Pendejo"... (hope the spelling is right):lol::lol::lol:

dianaji - 11-23-2008 at 07:14 AM

are there any free wi-fi locations close to la mision? i go nuts when i can't get to my email when visiting my new home-to-be!

thanks, diana

Near La Mission

BornFisher - 12-15-2008 at 09:16 PM

There sure is!! And may be the best yet!
It is the Cantina at La Salina, unsecured and FAST!! And you don`t even need to remember your laptop. They have a desktop sitting there for anyone to use!
So go sit outside on their patio, watch the sun set, sip a drink and surf away!

dianaji - 12-15-2008 at 09:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BornFisher
There sure is!! And may be the best yet!
It is the Cantina at La Salina, unsecured and FAST!! And you don`t even need to remember your laptop. They have a desktop sitting there for anyone to use!
So go sit outside on their patio, watch the sun set, sip a drink and surf away!


is that a bar? i don't drink, guess i can have a shirley temple. or do they have food. is it in la mision? and thanks!!!

Whaa???

Dave - 12-15-2008 at 09:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by dianaji
i don't drink


What kind of gringo retiree are you?

Don't let this get around. ;D

dianaji - 12-15-2008 at 09:51 PM

one who wants to be healthy and live longer. i dooo love smoothies! and pinacoladas. yeah, all my life people have scolded me at parties cause i did not drink...however, i had as much fun and even remembered it the next day.

Be careful where you 'hook-up' above the border...

Mexray - 12-15-2008 at 11:46 PM

...This is from an RV forum, 'Airforums' that I read...it seems unbelievable, but I guess there are laws out there to nab you if someone's watching or mad at you...



"Michigan man arrested for using cafe's free WiFi from his car
I was not aware of this…..

A Michigan man is being prosecuted for using a cafe's free WiFi... from his car. Sam Peterson was arrested under a Michigan law barring access to anyone else's network without authorization, according to Michigan TV station WOOD. Since the cafe's WiFi network was reserved for customers, and Peterson never came into the cafe, he was essentially piggybacking off of the open network without authorization.
The arrest came about because Peterson apparently showed up to the Union Street Cafe to use its free WiFi from the comfort of his car, and he did so every single day. A police officer grew suspicious of Peterson and eventually questioned him as to what he was up to. Peterson, not realizing that what he was doing was (at least) ethically questionable, told the officer exactly what he was doing. "I knew that the Union Street had WiFi. I just went down and checked my e-mail and didn't see a problem with that," Peterson told a reporter.
Under Michigan's "Fraudulent access to computers, computer systems, and computer networks" law, Peterson's actions could result in a five-year felony and a $10,000 fine. However, prosecutors do not plan to throw the book at him, as they don't believe that Peterson was aware he was even breaking the law. Instead, he will pay a $400 fine and do 40 hours of community service, and the arrest will not go on his record.
Coincidentally, the cafe owner that Peterson was leeching WiFi off of didn't even realize that what Peterson was doing was a crime at the time. Neither did the police officer. "I had a feeling a law was being broken, but I didn't know exactly what," Sparta police chief Andrew Milanowski told the TV station.
This is not the first time someone has been arrested for piggybacking on a WiFi connection. In 2005, a Florida man was arrested and hit with a third-degree felony for surfing an open WiFi network from his SUV. Similarly, an Illinois man was arrested in 2006 for, again, using an unsecured WiFi network from his car. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was given one year's court supervision and a $250 fine. A Washington man was also arrested in 2006 for parking outside of a coffee shop and using the open WiFi connection without purchasing anything. And just earlier this year, an Alaska man was arrested for using the WiFi network from the public library after hours to play games from—you guessed it—his car in the parking lot.
Whether or not you agree with the legality of using an open WiFi network without the owner's authorization, one thing is painfully clear: if you're going to leech, try not to do it from a parked car right in front of the building."

cftlet - 12-16-2008 at 10:20 AM

HEY DIANAJI

cftlet - 12-16-2008 at 10:23 AM

oops I hit the wrong button. W hat I was going to say is my dear old dad said he always felt sorry for people who didnt drink because when they woke up in the morning they felt as good as they would for the day,:yes::yes:

The Law and Wi-Fi.

MrBillM - 12-16-2008 at 10:52 AM

State and Local laws are all over the place regarding this Poaching. I saw a segment on the news a short while back where one instance of the freeloading was a "Stranger" pulling into people's driveways and using their connection. In that jurisdiction there was NO law, including traspassing, that the guy could be prosecuted for. As time goes by, the laws will catch up, but a major stumbling block is the question of whether or not you're "Stealing" an unencrypted signal.

BTW, your "Windows" OS laptop will "remember" any connection that you have used, showing it on the list of available networks.

[Edited on 12-16-2008 by MrBillM]

BornFisher - 2-8-2009 at 09:24 PM

Found another great wifi place, just north of the border (Otay). It`s the Brown field dine, dive, and c-cktail lounge and a great place. Photos of military aircraft on the walls, you can walk outside and watch the planes doing their thing, and you can eat with your dog on the outside deck. Waitress was a little tired and grouchy but delivered my BLT quickly and it was delicious. Signs on walls say "free wifi". Nice open area to walk your pooch out front.
Only bad thing was getting to the Otay border crossing (north bound). Seems like when they finish one section of road work they start another. Took about 20 minutes to go 2 miles. Only about 15 minutes once there, just a hassel getting through traffic (my dog LOVES traffic jams in Mexico. Sticks her head out the window and smiles). Anyway, a cool place to get the laptop out!!

bajabound2005 - 2-8-2009 at 09:31 PM

our house has excellent free wi-fi for visiting nomads.

We got stuck in that Otay road construction nightmare for an hour last week; only blessing was that once we got through that and into the SENTRI lane...NOBODY THERE BUT US!!!

shari - 2-9-2009 at 07:40 AM

Bahia Asuncion has wonderful high speed wifi too...2 internet cafes and the campground, beach house and casa naranja has it too...free for clients and cheap for others...will trade beer!

Russ - 2-9-2009 at 08:12 AM

I may have posted this a long while ago. Many folks here are sharing their WiFi systems with their friends and neighbors. I do. But if there are a lot of people on at the same time it really slows down. I have a Hughes net system that only has limited down/up load service so if some one over uses it the whole system is slower than dial up. By far the most popular antenna to extend the distance is the AirLink 101. It's a directional USB plug in. Some people can see my WiFi system 4 miles away. I have it secured now because I was getting over loaded with unknown others using my service. OH, Iramble so, Here's what the antenna looks like:

Airlink 101 USB.jpg - 42kB