Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi Signal Detector

I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi sensors: The Kensington
WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from Smartid (Singapore).
The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED WiFi Finder and
WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED Kensington.

Has anyone information about comparing the WiFi Detector
(www.smartid.com.sg) with the WiFiSeeker (www.wifiseeker.com)?

"Paul DeVivo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi sensors: The Kensington
> WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from Smartid
(Singapore).
> The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED WiFi Finder and
> WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED Kensington.
>

well of course they are superior, they have one more led!

It's a waiste of money...
You can easely build one yourselve for less then 5$ in
components.... antenna, few diodes, one IC and a few
LED's....done...
>-----Original Message-----
>I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi
sensors: The Kensington
>WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from
Smartid (Singapore).
>The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED
WiFi Finder and
>WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED
Kensington.
>
>Has anyone information about comparing the WiFi Detector
>(www.smartid.com.sg) with the WiFiSeeker
(www.wifiseeker.com)?
>
>
>.
>

If you can settle for a laptop-sized detector, you can use a laptop with a
PCMCIA wireless card and NetStumbler software to find Wi-Fi signals. I've
done this from inside a car. Works amazingly well.


"Al Dente" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> care to post some diagrams for us?
> m9876c at yahoo dot com
>
> ----------------------------
> a waiste of money...
> You can easely build one yourselve for less then 5$ in
> components.... antenna, few diodes, one IC and a few
> LED's....done...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi
> sensors: The Kensington
> >WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from
> Smartid (Singapore).
> >The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED
> WiFi Finder and
> >WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED
> Kensington.
> >
> >Has anyone information about comparing the WiFi Detector
> >(www.smartid.com.sg) with the WiFiSeeker
> (www.wifiseeker.com)?
> >
>
>
>

Adding a high-gain antenna would make the detector even more sensitive.

"Box134" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If you can settle for a laptop-sized detector, you can use a laptop with a
> PCMCIA wireless card and NetStumbler software to find Wi-Fi signals. I've
> done this from inside a car. Works amazingly well.
>
>
> "Al Dente" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > care to post some diagrams for us?
> > m9876c at yahoo dot com
> >
> > ----------------------------
> > a waiste of money...
> > You can easely build one yourselve for less then 5$ in
> > components.... antenna, few diodes, one IC and a few
> > LED's....done...
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi
> > sensors: The Kensington
> > >WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from
> > Smartid (Singapore).
> > >The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED
> > WiFi Finder and
> > >WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED
> > Kensington.
> > >
> > >Has anyone information about comparing the WiFi Detector
> > >(www.smartid.com.sg) with the WiFiSeeker
> > (www.wifiseeker.com)?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:21:26 -0400, "Paul DeVivo" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi sensors: The
Kensington
>WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from Smartid
(Singapore).
>The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED WiFi Finder
and
>WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED Kensington.
>
>Has anyone information about comparing the WiFi Detector
>(www.smartid.com.sg) with the WiFiSeeker (www.wifiseeker.com)?
>

The first version of the Kensington was a piece of junk. Mine died
after a short time and the "life time warranty" was appearantly the
"lifetime" of the device not the purchaser. I have not replaced it.
There are some clever sounding approaches available.

Review of pocket Wi-Fi detectors
http://www.handtops.com/show/news/68

And a newer, more expensive one
http://digital-lifestyles.info/displ...bution&id=2478
Ted

"Antenna Erector" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:21:26 -0400, "Paul DeVivo" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>I've been reading about the new $30 pocket Wi-Fi sensors: The
> Kensington
>>WiFi Finder, the WiFiSeeker, and the Wifi Detector from Smartid
> (Singapore).
>>The reviews I've been able to find suggest the four-LED WiFi Finder
> and
>>WiFiSeeker are similar and superior to the three-LED Kensington.
>>
>>Has anyone information about comparing the WiFi Detector
>>(www.smartid.com.sg) with the WiFiSeeker (www.wifiseeker.com)?
>>
>
> The first version of the Kensington was a piece of junk. Mine died
> after a short time and the "life time warranty" was appearantly the
> "lifetime" of the device not the purchaser. I have not replaced it.
> There are some clever sounding approaches available.