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NotSteve · Joined: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 279 Location: Bar in Mexico

I found a flaw in most truckstop internet connections that I thought I would pass on.

If you have a wireless internet card, make your connection as you normally do.

Then go to your internal wireless internet screen and enable your internal device then search for nearby signals like Flying J or Holiday Inn.

Click on one of these and make another connection. Normally your browser would come up with a login screen to ask for credit card or room number but since your already connected with your own wireless card it gets faked out.

I really can't tell you technically what's happening but in most cases I seem to assume the connection of the truckstop and my weak or slow wireless connection jumps to very fast.

rank · Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 1268

That's a pretty neat trick Steve. I don't have and air card but it should help those that do,

dteam270 · Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 33 Location: OHIO

Thanks steve. I use my blackberry instead of an aircard, I wonder if it will work for me. Im at home ,and cant wait to give it a shot. My luck you must have an aircard.

Rev.Vassago · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 5402 Location: Green Bay, WI

I just tested this theory using Speedtest.net.

With just my wireless aircard, I obtained these results:

DOWNLOAD SPEED: 364 KBPS

UPLOAD SPEED: 95 KBPS

I then did exactly what Steve said to do - connected to a Flying J wireless internet with my wireless aircard still running (which he is correct - my computer said I was connected). I then obtained these results from Speedtest.net:

DOWNLOAD SPEED: 462 KBPS

UPLOAD SPEED: 106 KBPS

I then shut off the Flying J connection, and retested:

DOWNLOAD SPEED: 376 KBPS

UPLOAD SPEED: 101 KBPS

Not a huge change, but a change nonetheless. I then tried it again with both Flying J and my wireless internet connected:

DOWNLOAD SPEED: 410 KBPS

UPLOAD SPEED: 114 KBPS

I then disconnected Flying J, and retested:

DOWNLOAD SPEED: 432 KBPS

UPLOAD SPEED: 114 KBPS

I'm questioning the legitimacy of this because, while I am "technically" connected to the Flying J signal, I am only connected on the local level (not local and internet). My connection with them ends at their server inside the building. I think any change is being caused by fluctuations in the wireless signal. While this would work on a free network (like a hotel that has WiFi), I don't see how this is doing anything on a closed network (like truckstop WiFi).

It seems to me this doesn't really do anything at all with a truckstop connection.

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