WiFi Google Map mash-ups

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WiFi Google Map mash-ups

by Ryan Carter Oct 8th 2006

Need a WiFi hot-spot near you? Who doesn't, but some are easier to find than others. That's why a social WiFi hot-spot finder, where you can add hot-spots in your own city is useful like the one setup at earthcode. This particular one is nice because it mashes-up with Google maps. Many cities are represented, and many hot-spots have already been added, but you can quickly add your own hot-spots for everyone else to find. I plan to use this tool for all the hot-spots where I live, there are a lot of them to catalog, at least in my neighborhood. Run over to earthcode and add some cafes if you have a few minutes and nothing better to do.

Tags: google, hotspot, mashup, social, wifi

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

martin said 1:04AM on 10-09-2006

Another narrow view of the US... Wy call it earthcode and only list the US? Microsoft already has a wififinder and it is really global.

Thanks Andre Lewis!

Mike C. said 6:07PM on 10-13-2006

I actually use http://www.anchorfree.com I find that it is easier to browse and has better loading times.

latoga said 2:37AM on 12-09-2006

I think Andre's wifi site is much easier to use (and add free...for now at least) than any other I have found. Also, it recently received it's own domain of http://hotspotr.com/. I couldn't find the Microsoft one and the anchorfree one had way to many ads (and too long to get useful info) for my taste. Recently hotspotr added mobile access and I would be surprised if it doesn't go global soon.

Keep up the great work Andre!

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