Wi-Fi Detectors Put To The Test

By Sean Kerner, published on April 18, 2008
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: , , | Themes: Networking
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1. Introduction

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another: you’re in a public space (hotel, airport, restaurant and so forth) and you’re not sure if there is public Wi-Fi or not. Sure, you could whip out your trusty notebook, but that takes time to boot up, and do you really want to bother, just to find out if there is a Wi-Fi hotspot around?

That’s where Wi-Fi detection devices come in handy. Instead of using your notebook to figure out if there a signal, you just use the detection device.

There are a few different types of Wi-Fi detection devices in the market. For this review, we took a look at two of the most common form factors: the keychain type (in the form of the Kensington WiFi Finder Plus) and the USB stick type (the StarTech Wi-Fi Detector WIFIDETG).

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Deleted profile 18/04/2008 11:11
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Great review and very helpful. Thanks!
koinkoin 19/04/2008 05:38
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Would have been nice to see how they stack up to the internal catcher you have integrated in notebooks.
Deleted profile 20/04/2008 08:22
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That's it? Only 2 devices tested? I am disappointed.
LCARS 20/04/2008 11:20
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Yeah, I'm with Droseph on this. Surely there are more than 2 of these devices on the market.

And I owned the Kensington detector. It was a useless piece of junk.
LCARS 20/04/2008 11:21
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Yeah, I'm with Droseph on this. Surely there are more than 2 of these devices on the market.

And I owned the Kensington detector. It was a useless piece of junk.

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