Boingo or Windows?

I've got an SMC wireless G adapter for my laptop, and it came with the
Boingo Wi-Fi sniffer to detect and connect to wireless hotspots.

I'm just wondering if there's any real benifit to using Boingo instead
of the windows wireless configuration, which seems to work just fine
on my home router.

Which should I use? Or are there even better options than both of
these?

Thanks,
James

James <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I've got an SMC wireless G adapter for my laptop, and it came with the
> Boingo Wi-Fi sniffer to detect and connect to wireless hotspots.

> I'm just wondering if there's any real benifit to using Boingo instead
> of the windows wireless configuration, which seems to work just fine
> on my home router.

If you are only interested in connecting to your home router, and maybe
some advertised hotspots where you know you are in range, like a Starbucks,
then Boingo is of no use.

Boingo is useful for two things.
It will locate hotspots quickly. You can drive down the street in your
car and have it Boing as it finds hotspots that you might want to stop
and connect to. The standard tool would be much slower, possibly not
picking up any spots if you are on the move.
It has a built in directory of hotspots. Most are pay connections, but it
is a list.

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