Wi-fi at Heathrow - how to use please?

I have bought a laptop with a wi-fi card.

Right now I need to use it at Heathrow and the only wi-fi networks
detected are by: Wanadoo, BTVoyager, and Netgear.

These are all secure and require a password to use.

I'm new to this. How do I subscribe to start using these?

I'd prefer to use Wanadoo simply because it appears to be the strongest
signal out of the three.

Many thanks - CJB.

On 16 Aug 2006 02:25:14 -0700, "CJB"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have bought a laptop with a wi-fi card.
>
>Right now I need to use it at Heathrow and the only wi-fi networks
>detected are by: Wanadoo, BTVoyager, and Netgear.
>
>These are all secure and require a password to use.
>
>I'm new to this. How do I subscribe to start using these?
>
>I'd prefer to use Wanadoo simply because it appears to be the strongest
>signal out of the three.
>
>Many thanks - CJB.

if that system is designed to be used by the public but is secured
with a password that usually means that there is a fee associated with
using it. if you are unable to connect to any of these networks
you'll need to locate the owner/manager of that system to subscribe.

73,
rich, n9dko

CJB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have bought a laptop with a wi-fi card.

> Right now I need to use it at Heathrow and the only wi-fi networks
> detected are by: Wanadoo, BTVoyager, and Netgear.

> These are all secure and require a password to use.

Those are likely just private networks.
The subscription style services typically are not secure.
Usually, any web browser page that you try to open is redirected to their
login screen. Then you pay by credit card or sometimes a direct bill to a
cellphone number for access.

There is supposed to be free access in "Googlespace" in Terminal 1.

<http://usatoday.jiwire.com/browse-hotspot-airport-united-kingdom-gb-hounslow-2129879.htm>
lists a bunch of access at Heathrow.

http://www.jiwire.com has listings, and a tool that you can use on a
laptop to find listings while offline.

http://www.boingo.com has listings, online and offline, and membership
subscriptions that give access to some spots at Heathrow that are $0.12 per
minute, and others that are included in the subscription (noted as
Surf-and-Sip locations).

You might want to look at http://thecloud.net which offers service
concentrating in the UK and Europe. They are also available via a Boingo
subscription, among other services.

Your cellphone provider might offer an additional subscription for WiFi
spots, or you might just pay a daily rate as needed.

http://www.btopenzone.com/ Is hard to find from the bt.com page, for some
reason ;-( It shows up in a search.

In the US, if you have AT&T DSL, the Wifi subscription is an additional
$1.99 per month.

--
---
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5