Harley Quine

Wippies!

I got my laptop 5 months ago and since I have a laptop I traded in all my cables for a wireless router. The problem was that I didn’t really have much choice when it came down to routers cos they’re all well over-priced here. So I got myself a Philips one that came with a USB stick so the desktop could connect. After fiddling round a lot I got wireless working and it worked on the desktop when it felt like it. Sometimes the router goes funky and I have to unplug and replug a few times before it displays the wireless network. It bugs me. So after a tip-off from a friend I went and checked out >>Wippies and they sent me a nice homebox.
The box was very easy to install, just stick the ADSL cable into the back and give it a while to sync data, then there were three wireless networks coming out of it, my personal home wifi network, a public wi-fi network and a weird third one that has something to do with mobile phones.. My personal network was easy to setup, I just went into the mywippies pages and changed the details there i.e setup my password and network name. The public one (well not really public but public for Wippies users) displays a nice login screen if anyone connects and the best bit is.. even if someone does connect to my network they won’t be able to interfere with my traffic. I did a speed test and my speeds are the same as they ever were. I guess if someone connects then it’ll go down, but I’m not too worried since I live in the sticks.
One thing that really interested me is that the back of the box has USB ports. Apparantly they’re working on a printer server which means I’ll be able to simply plug my printer into the back and use it as a network printer. That’ll be nifty ;) So far this has been a positive experience and it looks like it’ll get even better. Instead of running two boxes I now run one, and I provide a service to those poor peeps who are travelling around a bit and just want a place to send email from.